Visual representations of the chitinase surface and secondary structures. New findings about chitinases, enzymes found naturally in plants, could allow farmers to address fungal infections sooner and ...

Living cells are sustained by countless chemical reactions that must be carefully regulated to maintain internal order and ...

Researchers found that mice in which the IDO2 gene was silenced exhibited behaviors consistent with autism spectrum disorder. Further experiments shed light on the possible underlying biochemical ...

Enzymes, which are crucial to controlling how cells replicate in the human body, could be the very ingredient that encourages DNA to spontaneously mutate -- causing potentially permanent genetic ...

Enzymes are the molecular machines that power life; they build and break down molecules, copy DNA, digest food, and drive virtually every chemical reaction in our cells. For decades, scientists have ...

A new artificial intelligence tool can predict the functions of enzymes based on their amino acid sequences, even when the enzymes are unstudied or poorly understood. Researchers said the AI tool, ...

L-Asparaginase is an enzyme that has revolutionized the treatment of certain types of cancer, particularly acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). This enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of asparagine, an ...

In various European countries and North America, medical cannabis or medicines based on cannabinoids are authorized for therapeutic purposes. While the cannabis plant contains over 100 cannabinoids, ...

For much of nutrition science history, trace minerals were discussed almost exclusively in the context of deficiency diseases ...

MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ecovyst Inc. (NYSE: ECVT), a leading integrated and innovative global provider of advanced materials, specialty catalysts ...