The enzyme STARD7 (green) helps mitochondria (red) to transport Coenzyme Q to protect cells from cell death. Credit: MPI f. Biology of Aging/ S. Deshwal…
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Gluten-free refers to foods that do not contain gluten, a protein found in wheat, barley, and rye. People with celiac disease or gluten sensitivity avoid…
According to the researchers, this new technology has the potential to surpass directed evolution and could energize the field of protein engineering by hastening the…
Illustration of Fsr’s catalytic site where sulfite gets reduced to sulfide. The siroheme (in pink) that binds and converts the sulfite is embedded in a…
A three-dimensional image of a cancer cell’s nucleus obtained by Dr. Faltas and his team shows the APOBEC3G protein (green) inside the nucleus (blue). Credit:…
Natural products containing benzoxazolinate, a structure with two rings, are excellent candidates for pharmaceutically valuable substances, such as antibiotics, anticancer drugs, or immunosuppressants. But how…
A picture of the patient, Ayla. Credit: University of California – San Francisco The toddler is thriving after the loss of their siblings who had…
The research team reconstructed an ancestral enzyme by searching databases for corresponding modern enzymes, using the obtained sequences to calculate the original sequence, and introducing…
The study also shed light on how photosynthesis adapted to the rise of oxygen. Back to the future of photosynthesis. Rubisco, the central biocatalyst in…
The researchers also found that decreasing ATP levels enhances ClpXP (a damage-repairing enzyme)-mediated degradation of some classes of substrates. A specific enzyme may play dual…
Lifelong production of sperm is made possible by a newly discovered stem cell regulator. According to research conducted by the University of Pennsylvania, the enzyme…
The biomolecular mechanism behind the molecule is the suppression of an enzyme that is overproduced in various forms of cancer. Researchers have identified a molecule…
The lepidopteran Galleria mellonella worm species is able to quickly break down polyethylene through the use of its saliva. A CSIC research team found that…
Scientists at Clemson University are making progress in understanding the link between specific enzymes that are naturally generated in the body and their involvement in…
A new artificial enzyme has shown it can chew through lignin, the tough polymer that helps woody plants hold their shape. Lignin also stores tremendous…
Amphiphilic assembly-based electrode for high-performance hybrid biofuel cells. Credit: Jinhan Cho Amphiphilic assembly generates hybrid biofuel cells with improved power output and operational stability. Enzyme…
Brazilian researchers discovered, characterized, and validated the functions of two novel enzyme families with biotechnological potential. One method of reducing reliance on oil and other…
Timelapse of plastic degradation. A new enzyme variant can break down plastics that typically take centuries to degrade in just a matter of hours to…
The TPADO enzyme. Credit: Rita Clare, Montana State University Scientists who helped to pioneer the use of enzymes to eat plastic have taken an important…
A bacterial enzyme (crystal structure shown here) makes a new type of biodegradable polymer, acholetin, which might someday find use in drug delivery, tissue engineering…