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Triosephosphate isomerase: the perfect enzyme, but how does it work?

John R Helliwell
Published in: IUCrJ (2021)
Insights are offered on the study by Kelpšas et al. [IUCrJ (2021). 8, 633-643], who have combined neutron and X-ray crystallography then QM (quantum mechanics) calculations on triosephosphate isomerase (TIM). The authors dissect three possible enzyme mechanisms of TIM that have arisen in the decades since the first X-ray crystal structure of this enzyme was published in 1975.
Keyphrases
  • high resolution
  • molecular dynamics
  • dual energy
  • magnetic resonance imaging
  • magnetic resonance
  • electron microscopy
  • quantum dots
  • meta analyses