Excitation of Molecules Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM) has been a powerful method of imaging surfaces with very high spatial resolution. Another important use of STM is the study of molecular reaction pathways brought about by inelastic electron tunneling. In this process, tunneling electrons containing energy above a threshold bring about an excitation in the molecular system which leads to reaction pathways as the excited molecule consequently relaxes along its potential energy surface. Type of Event: Physical Seminar Read more about Excitation of Molecules Using Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
Mechanistic Insights into Acetyl CoA Synthase from Nickel-Substituted Azurin CO dehydrogenase (CODH) and Acetyl CoA synthase (ACS) belong to the ancient Wood-Ljungdhal pathway, widely speculated to have been the first metabolic pathway to develop in the earliest lifeforms. Early life forms were strictly anaerobic and this metabolic pathway allowed those organisms to grow solely on CO and CO2. CODH first catalyzes the reversible reduction of CO2 to CO. Type of Event: Inorganic Seminar Read more about Mechanistic Insights into Acetyl CoA Synthase from Nickel-Substituted Azurin
