enzyme and reaction cycle (IMAGE)

Rice University

enzyme and reaction cycle

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A new Diels-Alderase, CtdP, uses a unique mechanism to prime the substrate substance while converting nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate, or NADP+, into its reduced form, or NADPH, enabling the Diels-Alder reaction, a widely used method of synthesizing important materials and pharmaceuticals.

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