The acid-catalyzed hydrolysis of an ester. (Left) An ester is "made up" of two pieces – a carboxylic acid and an alcohol – minus a molecule of water. The red hatch line shows an ester bond, which ...

Using NMR to follow the reaction process, Shi, et al. first tested acid hydrolysis using DCl added to D 2 O in a solution containing diester and the cavitand. One end of the ester is deep within ...

The key reactions in cell metabolism are catalyzed by enzymes, ... Although the hydrolysis of a peptide bond is energetically downhill, ... Aspartic acid 102 was also close to the side chain of ...