In a development that could reshape how functional foods are designed, researchers have demonstrated that coffee-derived ...

Thanks to enzyme-based biocatalysis, an enormous range of pharmaceutical active ingredients and other complex molecules can ...

Understanding Enzymes in Detail— "Catalysts that drive biochemical reactions at the necessary location, speed, and conditions ...

Many chemical reactions require the input of energy to activate the transformation. This can often be in the form of heat, or chemical energy. One of the most efficient ways of introducing energy into ...

A new enzyme-inspired, small-molecule catalyst developed at the University of Illinois holds alcohols and alkenes in just the right proximity and position to join into ethers, key functional ...

In high school biology, enzymes are introduced as "biological catalysts that accelerate chemical reactions."However, enzyme research at the university level goes far beyond that.Observing the ...

Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up chemical reactions in living organisms. They are essential for life, as they play a crucial role in various biological processes, such as digestion, ...

Every year, farms around the world discard millions of tons of biomass—rice straw, corn stover, sugarcane bagasse, fruit ...

Research in biocatalysis explores how enzymes and biological systems can be harnessed to drive chemical reactions with precision, efficiency and sustainability. It spans enzyme discovery, engineering ...

Chemical engineers designed a catalyst that can convert methane into useful polymers, which could help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Although it is less abundant than carbon dioxide, methane gas ...

Reporting in Science, researchers at UC Santa Barbara, UCSF and the University of Pittsburgh have developed a new workflow for designing enzymes from scratch, paving the way toward more efficient, ...