Scientists from the University of Portsmouth and the University of Manchester say they have developed a fusion enzyme that ...

For over 350 years, quinine and other extracts from the cinchona tree (Cinchona spp.) were the only effective medicines ...

A single enzyme that can generate all four nucleotide triphosphates, the building blocks of ribonucleic acid (RNA), was identified by researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo. By using ...

A metabolic enzyme studied for over seven decades has a hidden second function—it can unwind RNA and promote cell cycle progression, an additional function beyond its role in energy production, ...

An international team of researchers has achieved a breakthrough in the production of doxorubicin, a vital chemotherapy agent.

A research team analyzed the regulatory mechanisms of carbohydrate-hydrolyzing enzyme production in Aspergillus aculeatus, a filamentous fungus that produces enzymes with an excellent ability to ...

Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are functional, low-calorie carbohydrates renowned for their prebiotic properties and widespread applicability in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Current ...

By reconstructing ancient nitrogen-processing enzymes, scientists are uncovering new clues about how early life survived on a very different Earth.

Recent findings from a preclinical study conducted by Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have uncovered a pivotal role of the enzyme PGK1 in brain cell energy production, offering new hope for ...

An ancient biological enzyme known as nickel-iron hydrogenase may play a key role in producing hydrogen for a renewables-based energy economy, researchers said. Careful study of the enzyme has led ...

IFF (NYSE: IFF) — a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences — is enhancing regional production and innovation capabilities to better support the continued ...