Researchers from Aarhus University challenge one of the cornerstones of biochemistry, the Michaelis-Menten equation. They show that many enzymes in signaling pathways are independent of substrate ...
Modern single-molecule tools, when applied to enzymes, challenge fundamental concepts of catalysis by uncovering mechanistic pathways, intermediates and heterogeneities hidden in the ensemble average.
In order to sustain themselves, living organisms rely on proteins called enzymes to catalyze the necessary organic reactions. This reaction process begins when the substrate (S) reversibly binds to ...