Now, researchers from Kyushu University have revealed that the smallest known protein-based tRNA-processing enzyme, called ...

Enzymatic recycling has gained traction in recent years as a greener alternative to traditional plastic recycling techniques, ...

Instead of stabilizing its functional form, the mutated enzyme tends to disrupt communication between the cofactor and the ...

University of Cincinnati Cancer Center researchers looked billions of years into the past to learn more about the potential ...

Scientists at MIT have turbocharged one of nature’s most sluggish but essential enzymes—rubisco—by applying a cutting-edge ...

Out of the original set of proteins that could rescue gene deletions, this is the only one that has turned out to be an enzyme — at least so far, she said. “We have a completely novel protein that’s ...

Non-enzymatic post-translational modifications of proteins can occur when a nucleophilic or redox-sensitive amino acid side chain encounters a reactive metabolite. In many cases, the biological ...

Proteins control many physiological functions that are essential for living things in vivo. There are over 20,000 types of proteins in humans, and each protein plays a different role by ...

Scientists at the University of Groningen turned a non-enzymatic protein into a new, artificial enzyme by adding two abiological catalytic components: an unnatural amino acid and a catalytic ...

An enzyme as key to protein quality Date: May 9, 2025 Source: University of Würzburg Summary: In neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, proteins accumulate in the body's ...