Discovering nanomachines within living organisms: Cytochromes P450 unleashed as living soft robots

Date 7th, Aug 2023
Source Phys.org - Scientific News Websites

DESCRIPTION

A new study reveals an important discovery in the realm of nanomachines within living systems. Prof. Sason Shaik from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Dr. Kshatresh Dutta Dubey from Shiv Nadar University, conducted molecular-dynamics simulations of Cytochromes P450 (CYP450s) enzymes, revealing that these enzymes exhibit unique soft-robotic properties.