All enzymes articles
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ResearchNMR findings suggest solution to enhanced diffusion dispute
Energy release rate may solve the puzzle of why the phenomenon is seen in some systems but not others
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Opinion
Making light of bioluminescence
Glowing may be a side-effect of a very different original purpose
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Research
Unnatural reaction benefits from computational tool that teaches an old enzyme new tricks
Method could generate artificial enzymes that are more suitable for directed evolution
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Research
First natural Diels–Alder enzyme discovered in mulberry tree
Enzyme beats most synthetic catalysts when it comes to enantioselective intermolecular [4+2] cycloadditions
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Research
Photosynthesis rewired to generate hydrogen
Gene transplant repositions algal hydrogenase so that it directly captures electrons from photosystem I
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Research
Trapped enzyme reveals its unexpected shape-shifting ability
Metamorphic protein confined in nanopore found to switch between different 3D shapes as it catalyses a redox reaction
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Research
Enzymes encapsulated in a golden cage perform in extreme conditions
No room for the proteins to denature but reactants can still get through
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Research
Soap-like catalyst outperforms enzyme with mimicry and micelles
Bioinspired approach could be used for a range of enzymes
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Research
Early warning signals in chemical system akin to those of stock markets and ecosystems
Prior to collapse, critical slowing down observed in oscillating chemical system
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Research
Fungal enzyme given catalytic role inside lithium–air battery
Metalloenzyme changes its structure in harmony with the pH of the battery, promoting oxygen reduction and evolution as required
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Research
Bacterium forced to evolve to consume carbon dioxide to make biomass
Tweaked Escherichia coli could help deal with humanity’s carbon dioxide problem
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Sponsored
Johnson Matthey enzyme technology for a clean and healthy tomorrow
Enzymes have evolved into nature’s reaction facilitators over millions of years and their unique catalytic abilities drive science by connecting essential life elements
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Research
Template molecules round-up extra-large cyclodextrins from enzymatic synthesis
Scientists rethink how they use enzymes in chemical synthesis by exerting thermodynamic, rather than kinetic, control
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News
PCR inventor Kary Mullis dies aged 74
Mullis shared the 1993 chemistry Nobel prize with Michael Smith
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Research
Resurrected enzyme aces cellulose catalysis
Protein that survived extreme conditions on early Earth could be a boon for biofuel industry
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Research
Enzyme evolved to selectively functionalise carbon–hydrogen bonds
Lactam libraries created by engineered bacterial enzyme offer new way to fight antibiotic resistance
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Research
Enzyme redesign magnifies rare sugar synthesis
Tweaks could allow scientists to explore the commercial potential of an unusual disaccharide found in Japanese sake
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Research
Synthetic enzyme wipes out tough bacterial biofilms
After success in mice strategy could be an alternative to antibiotics to treat wounds
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Research
Cracking enzyme structure offers new way to treat rare heart diseases
Solution was found by combining protein with its chaperone
