enzymatic

Despite a decade of extensive research, there are only a handful of examples of enzymatic reactions that are both new-to-nature and new-to-synthetic chemistry.

This resulted in a multi-stage cascade of enzymatic reactions that ultimately converts alcohol into acetic acid.

Furthermore, enzymatic reactions are more sustainable than classical chemical reactions, as they take place at low temperatures and without toxic solvents.

Professor Paola Laurino, head of the unit and leading author, adds that they "have created a simple system that mimic a very complex phenomenon, and which can be modulated through enzymatic activity."

"This previously unrecognized cellular function of CS proteins leads to the marking of the DNA damage -- and thence to its enzymatic breakdown."