News articles tagged with 'enzyme'
Protein adaptation shows that life on early earth lived in a hot, acidic environment
— 6 Apr 2011 17:10 | EnvironmentA new study reveals that a group of ancient enzymes adapted to substantial changes in ocean temperature and acidity during the last four billion years, providing evidence that life…
Microreactors: Small scale chemistry could lead to big improvements for biodegradable polymers
— 1 Apr 2011 15:27 | ChemistryUsing a small block of aluminium with a tiny groove carved in it, a team of researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Polytechnic Institute…
New direction for epilepsy treatment
— 29 Mar 2011 16:31 | HealthIf common anticonvulsant drugs fail to manage epileptic seizures, then perhaps the anti-inflammatory route is the way to go. That's according to Mattia Maroso and colleagues from the…
New insight into how 'tidying up' enzymes work
— 29 Mar 2011 15:18 | HealthWorking with Professor Jeremy Harvey and Professor Adrian Mulholland of Bristol's School of Chemistry, Dr Julianna Olah, an EU Marie Curie Fellow in Bristol at the time, studied a class…
Asthma drug could help control or treat Alzheimer's disease
— 28 Mar 2011 15:52 | HealthA drug used to treat asthma has been shown to help reduce the formation of amyloid beta, a peptide in the brain that is implicated in the development of Alzheimer's disease, according…
UCSB scientists get glimpse of how the 'code' of life may have emerged
— 28 Mar 2011 15:12 | BiologyA portion of the 'code' of life has been unravelled by a UC Santa Barbara graduate student from the town of Jojutla, Mexico…
Production of mustard oils: On the origin of an enzyme
— 17 Mar 2011 19:14 | BiologyPlants are continually exposed to herbivore attack. To defend themselves, they have developed sophisticated chemical defence mechanisms. Plants of the mustard family, such as thale…
The development of better biotech enzymes
— 16 Mar 2011 13:40 | BiologyEnzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions, such as laundry detergent digesting protein stains, which are otherwise very difficult to remove. A research team led by Professor…
Host change alters toxic cocktail
— 12 Mar 2011 14:59 | BiologyLeaf beetles fascinate us because of their amazing variety of shapes and rich colouring. Their larvae, however, are dangerous plant pests. Larvae of the leaf beetle Chrysomela lapponica…
Newly discovered role for enzyme in neurodegenerative diseases
— 10 Mar 2011 18:56 | HealthNeurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's are partly attributable to brain inflammation. Researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet in Sweden…