A central question in molecular biology is how cells protect their chromosomes from damage during repeated cell division. At ...

Researchers have found a way to trap telomerase, the enzyme cancer cells rely on for endless division, in a stalled and ...

Understanding the function and behavior of enzymes in various biological processes is essential to numerous scientific sectors, including pharmaceuticals, food, and chemical industries. As the ...

An international team of scientists led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that the enzyme largely responsible for the development of Alzheimer's ...

Researchers have designed and discovered a series of highly efficient enzymes that effectively metabolize cocaine. Researchers from the University of Kentucky have designed and discovered a series of ...

Phospholipase A2 are enzymes that play a significant role in many inflammatory diseases including asthma, arthritis and atherosclerosis. This could mean that the PLA2 inhibitors could represent a new ...

In a new study published in Science Signaling titled, “Restoration of striatal neuroprotective pathways by kinase inhibitor treatment of Parkinson’s linked-LRRK2 mutant mice,” researchers from ...

Enzymes are a very important class of biocatalysts. Due to the action of the enzyme, the chemical reaction in the living body can be carried out efficiently and specifically under extremely mild ...

Today's nearly $70 billion U.S. biofuels economy is powered by two technology toolboxes. Biochemical technologies—used to produce around 17 billion gallons of ethanol annually—leverage microorganisms ...

Researchers from the University of Kentucky have designed and discovered a series of highly efficient enzymes that effectively metabolize cocaine. These high-activity cocaine-metabolizing enzymes ...