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Article: `TWO-IN-ONE' APPROACH ENZYME FUSION BETTER WAY OF MAKING CARBOHYDRATES.
- Article from:
- BIOWORLD Today
- Article date:
- August 18, 1998
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"What can you infer about the Creator by studying his works?" J.B.S.Haldane was reportedly asked. "He has an inordinate fondness for beetles," answered the biologist, referring to the prevalence of the insects on the planet.
Today, someone thinking in molecular terms might cite "an inordinate fondness for carbohydrates." Once thought to be "hydrates of carbon" - a description later found to be inaccurate - carbohydrates are the most abundant organic compounds found in nature. They are made and eaten by nearly all plants and animals. Sugars, starches, cellulose, chitin, and many other cellular products are carbohydrates. They serve as energy sources, ...