Search For "enzymes"
Study reveals how photosynthesis adapted to the rise of oxygen
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): Resurrecting billon-year-old enzymes reveals how photosynthesis adapted to the rise of oxygen.
Read More
Bringing back billion-year-old enzymes reveals how photosynthesis adapted
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Munich [Germany], October 17 (ANI): The most prevalent enzyme on earth is Rubisco, which serves as the primary biocatalyst in photosynthesis.
Read More
Microbial enzymes are the key to pectin digestion in leaf beetles: Researc
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 9 (ANI): A research team shows in a new study how leaf beetles could successfully use new and previously indigestible food sources in the course of evolution. The insects acquired enzymes from microorganisms via horizontal gene transfer that enabled them to degrade p
Read More
Study reveals a link between disrupted enzymes and intellectual disability
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 4 (ANI): A new study reveals how a rare genetic mutation leads to intellectual disability. The P212L mutation in an enzyme called CaMKIIalpha, which is important for learning and memory, is known to be linked to intellectual disability. However, the exact process b
Read More
Researchers develop fitness sensor that monitors health
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Thuwal [Saudi Arabia], February 14 (ANI): Perspiration is basically sweating from sweat glands, often in response to heat, exercise or stress. Researchers have developed a fitness sensor that monitors the sweat of a person and keeps a check on their health.
Read More
IIT Roorkee experts identify pollutant degrading enzymes that break down p
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Roorkee (Uttarakhand) [India], February 5 (ANI): Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee discovered a 3D structure of a bacterial enzyme that can aid the faster breakdown of plastic, said a press release.
Read More
Study finds lactic acid in body that may increase knowledge about cancer m
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 22 (ANI): A new study by the University of Copenhagen reveals that specific enzymes can remove lactic acid marks from proteins and this will increase our understanding of the effect of cancer medicine, among others.
Read More
Study finds more microbes can degrade plastics at heavy plastic pollution
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Gothenburg [Sweden], December 27 (ANI): According to new research by the Chalmers University of Technology, the number of microbial enzymes with the ability to degrade plastic is growing, in correlation with local levels of plastic pollution.
Read More
Research explores how brain learns, protects itself
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Gottingen [Germany], December 18 (ANI): It was studied during recent research that what happens when certain enzymes are blocked in mice and depending on whether the brain is healthy or diseased, the inhibition had opposite effects.
Read More
Study finds how the brain adapts learning and protecting itself
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Gottingen [Germany], December 16 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Gottingen studied what happens when certain enzymes are blocked in mice and depending on whether the brain is healthy or diseased, the inhibition had opposite effects.
Read More
Science-based nutraceuticals, the authentic way on the first International
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 2 (ANI/Target Media): Nutraceuticals are composed of bioactive ingredients such as vitamins, minerals, fibres, proteins (including enzymes), probiotics (including prebiotics and synbiotics), and amino acids that assist in the prevention and management of diseases
Read More
Research aims to use two CRISPR enzymes to diagnose COVID in 20 minutes
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
California [US], August 6 (ANI): A research team led by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley, is aiming to develop a diagnostic test that is much faster and easier to deploy than the RT-PCR test which is today's gold standard for detecting COVID-19.
Read More