Annotations of enzyme function provide critical starting points for generating and testing biological hypotheses, but the quality of functional annotations is hindered by uncertain assignments for ...

A new function for an enzyme that may protect against organ injury and death from anemia has been discovered by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital. A new function for an enzyme that may protect ...

Synthetic biology is a growing field of research that is aiming to create a new kind of organism. Engineering synthetic proteins that can perform simple cellular functions as they would in real life ...

Chemists at Umeå University have succeeded in mapping structures and functions of a transient enzyme state. By modifying the enzyme adenylate kinase, researchers were able to isolate the molecule and ...

Researchers have uncovered a mechanism that protects nerve cells from premature cell death, providing the first molecular ...

Scientists have discovered a new function in a plant enzyme that could inspire the design of new chemical catalysts. The enzyme catalyzes, or initiates, one of the cornerstone chemical reactions ...

Why do nerve cells die in dementia - and can this process be slowed down? Researchers from the Technical University of Munich ...