Manganese is a cofactor for many enzymes. Cofactors are substances, such as vitamins or minerals, that bind with specific proteins and are essential for their activity. For example, manganese is a ...

A passion for novel chemistry and experimental surprises has led Perry Frey through 40 years of inspiring enzymology research. When Perry Frey attended a lecture by Robert Abeles about cofactor ...

XoZymes replaces traditional chemical production methods with an approach that integrates widely available feedstocks like sugar and biomass with advanced enzymes engineered to thrive outside living ...

It is a unique member of the plastic family as it can be broken down into its constituent units (or monomers) by PETases, which are enzymes that degrade PET. Until now, scientists have discovered ...

Department of Microbiology, Genetics, and Immunology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Michigan State University ...

Enzyme mechanisms are the chemical transformations, and the steps within them, generated by enzymatic action on substrates. The mechanism of enzyme catalysis is similar in principle to other types ...

Papaya enzyme supplements, a popular natural remedy, are recognized for their role in aiding digestion and providing various other health benefits. Containing an enzyme called papain, papaya ...

Nanozymes are nanomaterials with intrinsic enzyme-like properties. They can specifically catalyze substrates of natural enzymes under physiological condition with similar catalytic mechanism and ...

Figure 1. Vitamin B1 and B2-mediated immunometabolism in B cell differentiation in the intestine. Vitamin B1 acts as a cofactor for enzymes such as pyruvate dehydrogenase and α-ketoglutarate ...

pH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline a solution is. The diagram below shows what happens to an enzyme when denaturation occurs. Each enzyme has an optimum pH but it also has a working range ...