Forbes

Next Generation Technologies To Unlock Nature’s Enzyme Superpowers

Enzymes are proteins that guide (catalyze) very specific chemical reactions. They play indispensable roles in all life forms. Some enzymes carry out the day-to-day business of biology like digesting ...
Óstáilte ar MSN

Enzymes: What They Are and How They Work

Enzymes are substances in the body that cause and speed up crucial chemical reactions. Enzymes’ function is to help trigger bodily processes ranging from digestion to blood clotting to growth. There ...
EurekAlert!

Enzymes as double agents: New mechanism discovered in protein modification

Proteins are the workers in a cell and, as the "basic element of life", are responsible for the most widely varying metabolic processes. In plants, for example, they take on an important function in ...
Nature

Highly efficient enzymes designed from scratch

Enzymes are proteins that catalyse the chemical transformations essential to life. Through billions of years of evolution, nature has sculpted them to be remarkably efficient and specific for their ...
Nature

Prediction of protein interactions: metabolic enzymes are frequently involved in gene fusion

We have investigated the prediction of protein interactions through the analysis of domain fusion to assess whether metabolic enzymes have a higher participation in gene-fusion events compared with ...
Yahoo

What are enzymes, and what do they have to do with digestion?

A popular experiment that's recommended to demonstrate the functionality of enzymes is chewing a piece of bread for a moment, then paying attention to when it turns from a starchy flavor to begin ...
Nanowerk

Scientists glimpse how enzymes 'dance' while they work, and why that's important

Focusing on an enzyme in yeast, they demonstrated how contrasts in atomic scale motions impact their function. The method ...
GEN

Evolution-Informed Protein Design Aims to Improve Functionality of Enzymes

Scientists have developed a novel approach to modifying enzymes to improve functionality. They designed a new algorithm to make multiple changes to an enzyme sequence at once as compared to the ...
Food

Amano Enzyme launches enzyme that improves solubility of proteins at low pH levels

Amano Enzyme has developed a new enzyme that improves the solubility of proteins at lower pH levels, helping manufacturers develop fruity protein shakes and other beverages without some of the ...

New enzyme discovery could transform male birth control

Researchers have discovered how sperm cells perform an extraordinary metabolic transformation after ejaculation, from quiet ...
Food

Amano showcases new enzymes for tea, coffee, protein beverages at IFT 2019

Amano Enzyme has developed new enzymes designed for tea, coffee, and protein beverages that it will showcase at the IFT show in New Orleans next month. VP technical services Ken Iritani said: “The new ...