Life's instructions are written in DNA, but it is the enzyme RNA polymerase II (Pol II) that reads the script, transcribing ...

Researchers from CIIMAR and the University of Helsinki have discovered a new biochemical modification in natural ...

Peroxidases are enzymes that break down hydrogen peroxide in organisms. Since their discovery in 1998, the electron source of "peroxiredoxin 6-type" peroxidases for this reaction remained unclear. The ...

A new study reveals how sea cucumbers fight cancer by blocking enzymes. Credit: Nevit Dilmen / CC BY-SA 3.0 A new study led by the University of Mississippi has found that a sugar compound extracted ...

Best known for their role in cleaning the ocean floor, sea cucumbers may also hold the key to slowing the progression of cancer. A new study has found that a sugar compound derived from these marine ...

Scientists have long struggled to target proteins that lack defined structure and are involved in cancer, neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's disease, and other serious illnesses. Now, a new ...

Scientists have long struggled to target proteins that lack defined structure and are involved in cancer, neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's disease, and other serious illnesses. Now, a new ...

α-Synuclein modulates neurite outgrowth as seen here in human cells, potentially suggesting involvement of the protein in learning processes of the brain. However, dysregulated α-Synuclein leads to ...

The film "Enzymes: Nature's Magic" explores the fundamental role enzymes play in life. Enzymes, though microscopic, are essential for digestion, metabolism, and growth in all living organisms. They ...

Using a series of more than 1,000 X-ray snapshots of the shapeshifting of enzymes in action, researchers at Stanford University have illuminated one of the great mysteries of life – how enzymes are ...