Sentences with phrase «galactose oxidase»

Galactose oxidase achieves this configuration by forcing the copper atom to bind to five compounds — four amino acids and one water molecule — in a pyramid - shaped arrangement that keeps it a bit unsatisfied, looking for more action.

To create the same reactive geometry in their model catalyst, Stack and his graduate student Yadong Wang designed a set of organic arms — one called a phenol, the other binaphthol — that would bind to the copper atom and mimic the role of galactose oxidase's key amino acids.