Enzymes boost activity and fluid flow in crowded protein droplets
Researchers show that protein crowding increases enzymatic activity, while enzyme activity increases molecular mobility in crowded droplets.
Tag: enzymes
Enzyme screen finds peptide beats enzymes against tooth biofilm
A screen of seven enzymes found only Dispersin B inhibited Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation, while the peptide GI6 achieved comparable ...
Plant Enzymes Evolved Molecular Precision Far Beyond Their Active Sites
Reconstructed ancestral plant enzymes reveal that high mirror-image selectivity arose through combined changes across the whole protein, not just the ...
Marine Yeasts of the Western Mediterranean Reveal Hidden Diversity and Biotech Promise
A four-season survey of Spain's Murcian coast recovered 415 marine yeast strains across 90 species, including 12 potentially new to ...
Rice stress gene switch fails at the protein level, revealing a chloroplast engineering bottleneck
A drought-inducible GOC photorespiratory bypass in rice switched on its transgenes tens of times above baseline under stress, yet the ...
Catalysis could clean up fashion’s dirtiest secret
A new review maps catalytic technologies across the entire textile value chain, from enzymatic pretreatment to recyclable magnetic catalysts, showing ...
Sugar Molecules, Not Size, Keep Key Metabolic Enzyme Working Under Stress
A new study shows that sugar-based chemical interactions, rather than molecular crowding size, help the glycolytic enzyme PFKP stay active ...
Eco-Friendly Techniques for Apple Seed Oil Extraction
Recent advancements in agricultural byproduct utilization have spotlighted the extraction of valuable compounds from sources often overlooked. A team of ...
