A reaction to stress
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Experiments reveal that mechanical stress can be used to trigger reactions, and also to control the reaction pathway through force. This may enable a future possibility where mechanical deformation can allow access to previously unattainable molecules and materials, thus reducing the need for expensive and environmentally unfriendly catalysts.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2007
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Watching hydrogen-bond dynamics in a [beta]-turn by transient two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy
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The two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy is used to observe the weakening of an intramolecular hydrogen bond and concomitant opening of a [beta]-turn in real time. The results have shown that the rate of this process is two orders of magnitude faster than the folding speed limit established for contact formation between protein side chains.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2006
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