Chemical Quote by John Cornforth

Faced with this general consideration it will immediately be realized on inquiry into the particular position occupied within this general scheme by the scientific…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

The distinction between the old and the new formulations consisting in the incorporation of the concept of the rate of chemical reactions is so…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

The development of a rational view of the nature of catalysis was thus absolutely dependent on the creation of the concept of the rate…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

Enzymes catalyze all the reactions of life. They're what allow you to extract materials and energy from your environment and turn that into muscle…

— Frances Arnold

It has pleased no less than surprised me that of the many studies whereby I have sought to extend the field of general chemistry,…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

Enzymes are masters of chemistry. They evolved over billions of years to perform specific biological functions. They make complex materials with virtually no waste.

— Frances Arnold

So many of the chemical reactions occurring in living systems have been shown to be catalytic processes occurring isothermally on the surface of specific…

— John Desmond Bernal

“For an enzyme to be functional, it must fold into a precise three-dimensional shape. How such a complex folding can take place remains a…

— T. Colin Campbell

Using the power of protein engineering and evolution, we can convince enzymes to take what they do poorly and do it really well.

— Frances Arnold

“Buchner proposed that fermentation was carried out by biological catalysts that he named enzymes (from the Greek en zyme, meaning in yeast). He concluded…

— Nick Lane

Soon afterwards I studied the inversion of sugar in the light of these considerations and immediately found that this classical reaction, too, was determined…

— Wilhelm Ostwald

As soon as chemists have a definite conception of the internal structure of the molecule of an organic compound, they are able to tackle…

— Otto Wallach