Researchers at the University of Bonn are developing novel
methods for exploring the structure of enzymes
In everyday life, the global positioning system (GPS) can be
employed to reliably determine the momentary location of one en route to the
desired destination. Scientists from the Institute of Physical and Theoretical
Chemistry of the University of Bonn have now developed a molecular "GPS" with which the whereabouts of
metal ions in enzymes can be reliably determined. Such ions play important
roles in all corners of metabolism and synthesis for biological products.
The "molecular GPS" is now
being featured in the journal "Angewandte Chemie".