«More into detail, we found out that in viscous environments, of which living cells are an example, the mobility of
produced macromolecules like proteins declines.
The guiding principle in the field today is (in the words of chemist Cyril Ponnamperuma) that «there are inherent properties in the atoms and molecules which seem to direct the synthesis in the direction most favorable» for
producing the macromolecules of life.
Not exact matches
In one project published recently in the journal
Macromolecules, the Lipomi lab discovered that polymers with strings of seven carbon atoms attached
produce exactly the right balance of stretchability and functionality.
Because of that, the
macromolecules are
produced faster than they can diffuse away, leading to local reaction hotspots.