Every year, thousands of tons of brown algae are extracted from the seabed to obtain compounds such as alginates, a polymer composed of sugars that has high density and strength, offering potential ...

The Na +-NQR enzyme is vital for energy production in pathogenic bacteria like the one that causes cholera, making it a highly promising target for new antibiotics. Researchers combined modified ...

Enzyme catalysis underpins virtually all biochemical processes by accelerating reaction rates through stabilisation of transition states and precise substrate orientation within the active site.

Sir2, an enzyme belonging to sirtuins, has been shown to be involved in the deacetylation of proteins. Researchers from the Institute of Science Tokyo reveal that a tandem allosteric effect of ...

The heightened intrinsic activity resulting from loop confinement in enzymes arises synergistically from enthalpic and entropic contributions, which are contingent upon the extent of surface ...

Reactions that can combine more than two molecular pieces in one go are a powerful way to build complexity quickly and save on costly isolation and purification. But the choreography for such a ...

The very cells that created us may have a role in saving our lives. Scientists have always been amazed by the energy production system in a sperm’s tail. The system drives flagellar movement and is ...

Overview of three distinct reaction mechanisms used by SGL-clan enzymes to act on β-1,2-glucans. Catalytic residues (including candidates) and a nucleophile are highlighted in red letters to show ...