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The structure of an enzyme.(SCIENCE SCENE)(Brief article)
The structure of an enzyme essential for the operation of "molecular motors" that package DNA into the head segment of some viruses during their assembly has been discovered by researchers at The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. The enzyme (ATPase) provides energy to run the ...
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