The researchers tested 24 bacterial enzymes on hundreds of blood samples and found that they were highly efficient at converting A and B group blood into universal donor blood.

When this lipase, derived from the anaerobic bacterium Pelosinus fermentans, was applied to polyethylene, the weight-average molecular weight decreased by 44.6% and the number-average molecular ...

The aim is to use enzymes from bacteria and fungi and improve their ability to break down plastic faster. One challenge is how well these enzymes can bind to plastic. The researchers are therefore ...

Researchers at Sichuan University uncover the evolutionary links and diversity of bacterial PP2C phosphatases, key enzymes ...

Unfortunately, Vibrio natriegens doesn't have the sophisticated molecular tools that are available in a commonly used lab ...

Please reference this when you get to Step 2 of the Preparation Phase. Read a short article describing the enzymes that make bacterial natural products. Meet with Dr. Gulick to discuss the article and ...

Besides plastics, the amount of carcinogenic plasticizers in the environment is increasing at an alarming rate. Plasticizers are chemicals added to plastics and personal care products to enhance ...

However, different β-galactosidases target specific galactosides. These enzymes are found in the intestines of mammals, such as in the human gut bacteria Bifidobacterium, which helps digest complex ...

getting bacteria to make it, and screening for activity. And despite the process involving references to known enzymes, the designed ones didn't share a lot of sequences in common with them.

Dr. Ahn, Jung Ho's research team at the Clean Energy Research Center of the Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) has developed a technology that uses enzymes derived from ...