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Molecular Modeling Of Biological Carbon Fixation, William Lin, Andrew Kim, Scott Hansen
Molecular Modeling Of Biological Carbon Fixation, William Lin, Andrew Kim, Scott Hansen
CLAS: Colby Liberal Arts Symposium
Biological carbon fixation is primarily catalyzed by one enzyme: ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase oxygenase. We use molecular modeling to explore and elucidate the origin of slow kinetics and poor specificity in this enzyme. We present primary results of correlated motion between the enzyme and the active site.