Proteins are some of the most important molecular building blocks of life. Every second, a countless number of these macromolecules are produced in the body's cells. All the while, existing proteins ...

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 ...

Enzymes, nature's molecular architects, have been at the heart of industrial processes for decades. Today, the dynamic field of Enzyme Engineering and Modification is driving these biocatalysts ...

Most of our prior work focused on the Ubl protein SUMO as it is essential in budding yeast and its conjugation to substrates requires an enzyme cascade that involves fewer factors in comparison to the ...

Researchers from CIIMAR and the University of Helsinki have discovered a new biochemical modification in natural ...

Plant researchers identify eight new enzymes which become doubly catalytically active and can play a role in photosynthesis Proteins are the workers in a cell and, as the “basic element of life”, are ...

A seemingly subtle swap of metals—substituting a zinc ion with a cobalt ion—and a mutation ramps up the overall electric field strength at the active site of an enzyme, Stanford scientists find. The ...

Plant protein uptake is still being hampered by poor solubility and limited functionality, but the right kind of enzymes can boost stability and foaming properties, say Finnish researchers. Using the ...