Perchlorate salts confer psychrophilic characteristics in α-chymotrypsin

Abstract Studies of salt effects on enzyme activity have typically been conducted at standard temperatures and pressures, thus missing effects which only become apparent under non-standard conditions. Here we show that perchlorate salts, which are found pervasively on Mars, increase the activity of...

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Main Authors: Stewart Gault, Michel W. Jaworek, Roland Winter, Charles S. Cockell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-95997-2