He showed that the aldol reaction can be catalysed by a single amino acid, proline. And, crucially, this retains the enantiomeric purity of the enzyme-mediated reaction.

他证明了羟醛缩化反应可以被一种氨基酸--脯氨酸催化。最重要的是，这保留了酶介导反应的对映体纯度。

Dr List worked on an enzyme called aldolase A. This catalyses what is known as the aldol reaction, an important way of forging molecular bonds between carbon atoms.

利斯特博士研究了一种名为醛缩酶A的酶，这种酶催化所谓的醛缩反应，这是一种在碳原子之间形成分子键的重要方式。