'Molecular Conveyor Belts' (IMAGE)

Goethe University Frankfurt

'Molecular Conveyor Belts'

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In baker's yeast, various enzymes compete for sugar molecules that are introduced into the cell by transport proteins. So that the sugar is converted only by enzymes that deliver products desirable from a biotechnological perspective (green ovals), these are connected to the transporter directly via a docking station (picture on the right).

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