Enzymes require many, often hundreds, of amino acid residues arranged in a protein fold to promote catalysis. Now, self-assembly of a single amino acid — phenylalanine — in the presence of zinc is shown to form supramolecular structures that promote hydrolysis better than natural enzymes on a weight basis.

中文翻译：

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单一氨基酸酶

酶需要排列成蛋白质折叠的许多（通常是数百个）氨基酸残基来促进催化作用。现在，在锌的存在下，单个氨基酸苯丙氨酸的自组装已显示形成超分子结构，以重量计比天然酶更好地促进水解。