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boronic

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[bawr-ahn-ik] / bɔrˈɑn ɪk /

adjective

  1. of or relating to boron.


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His group created an enzyme with boronic acid at its reactive centre and then used directed evolution to make it more selective and to improve its catalytic power.

From Science Daily

Figure 1 | A completely reversible 2D polymerization reaction. a, When heated, boronic acids can react to produce boroxine rings, expelling water as a side product.

From Nature

Holmes' group is investigating boronic acid as a possible solution to getting the sugars out without destroying the ionic liquids, but the technology is still young.

From Nature

The Roelfes group used an expanded genetic code to introduce a non-natural amino acid that contains a reactive boronic acid group into an enzyme.

From Science Daily

Once they made an enzyme with boronic acid at its reactive centre, they could use directed evolution to increase its efficiency, resulting in faster catalysis.

From Science Daily