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How did enzyme catalysts evolve? First, a single catalytic group of rudimentary effectiveness could have been incorporated into a single short peptide. In the second stage, several peptides would bind together, providing a multichain assembly with improved catalytic effectiveness. These peptides would eventually be joined together in a single chain to increase thermal stability and ensure the linked...