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How enzymes work: UB chemists publish a major discovery
06-19-2007 · EurekAlert!In a publication selected as a "2007 Hot Article" by the journal Biochemistry, University at Buffalo chemists report the discovery of a central mechanism responsible for the action of the powerful biological catalysts known as enzymes.
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