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Enzymes as Catalysts in Organic Synthesis

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The Enzyme Catalysis Process

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The ability of the enzymes that are present in micro-organisms to catalyse chemical reactions has been known for thousands of years; indeed the fermentation of sugars into alcohol using yeast is described in the early scriptures.1

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Roberts, S.M. (1989). Enzymes as Catalysts in Organic Synthesis. In: Cooper, A., Houben, J.L., Chien, L.C. (eds) The Enzyme Catalysis Process. Progress in Mathematics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-1607-8_29

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