Enzyme-inspired self-assembling surfactant catalysts

摘要

Enzymes carry out their Life-giving reactions by gathering together a remarkably intricate arrangement of functional groups.It is the precisely defined protein structure of enzymes that establishes these interactions.However,it is also this protein structure that makes enzymes susceptible to deactivation by heat,salts and organic solvents.This problem has sparked interest in the design of enzyme-inspired catalysts that collect complimentary functionalities without relying on delicate protein assemblies.