Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions in living organisms. They are essential for life, as they play a crucial role in various biological processes, such as digestion, ...

In a project led by the Institute of Chemistry at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU), researchers have been ...

Our researchers study catalysts that may be small molecules, biological macromolecules, or solid materials, which harness light, electricity, or thermal energy as inputs. An important area of research ...

Enzymes are generally proteins but also include catalytic DNA and catalytic RNA. As effective biological catalysts, enzymes work by lowering a reaction’s activation energy barrier, thereby ...

A catalyst increases the rate of a reaction but it is not used up in the reaction. If a catalyst is present, the reacting particles can collide more successfully with less energy and so the ...

At present, heterogeneous catalysts are largely still investigated using trial and error, and a great deal of luck. In many situations, a particular "recipe" is discovered that works quite well, and ...