An interdisciplinary research team from Leipzig University and the Saxon AI center ScaDS.AI has developed a novel approach ...

New research represents a notable step forward in designing enzymes from scratch. With their approach, the authors designed an enzyme that uses a covalent intermediate to catalyze a two-step reaction, ...

New research uses AI to engineer enzymes with intricate active sites, expanding the possibilities for synthetic biocatalysts.

Recent advances in automated protein design algorithms are leading a resurgence ... We have only just begun to scratch the surface of computational protein engineering, and much remains to be ...

Scientists have used deep learning to design new proteins that bind to complexes involving other small molecules like hormones or drugs, opening up a world of possibilities in the computational ...

Protein design (or protein engineering) is a technique by which proteins with enhanced or novel functional properties are created. Proteins can be engineered by rational design, which typically ...

Researchers have developed novel proteins using computational design to neutralize specific ... Researchers have aimed to improve these methods by employing cutting-edge protein design. The study, ...

As an assistant professor in the department ... in Chemistry was partly awarded to a pioneer in the field of computational protein design. "We are on an emerging front of the field," Dong wrote ...

The ability to alter protein binding can create tailored therapeutics with reduced side effects, sensitive diagnostic tools, targeted drug delivery and sustainable bioremediation. Various approaches ...

While AlphaFold and the subsequent AI revolution in biology garnered a lot of attention, the foundational bricks for the strides made in protein structure and design today were ... University of ...