Various approaches to molecular computation 1,2,3,4 culminated recently in the construction of the first programmable molecular automata 5,6. These successes represent initial steps in the development ...

In addition to its double helix shape famous for holding the information of the genetic code, DNA can also occur as an enzyme, called deoxyribozyme. Although isolated over twenty years ago, scientists ...

DNA does not always adopt the form of the double helix which is associated with the genetic code; it can also form intricate folds and act as an enzyme: a deoxyribozyme. Scientists have solved the ...

Researchers from IOCB Prague used artificial evolution to identify a light-producing deoxyribozyme called Supernova. This catalyzes a chemiluminescent reaction in the presence of the 1,2-dioxetane ...

Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have successfully converted an RNA enzyme (ribozyme) into a DNA enzyme (deoxyribozyme) through a process of accelerated in vitro evolution. The molecular ...

Chemists at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, have identified a deoxyribozyme that catalyzes amide hydrolysis, the first step toward making a DNA-based enzyme that can cleave proteins in ...

A deoxyribozyme Apollon dephosphorylates the substrate (pNPP), resulting in a yellow product (pNP). Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to ...