Industry
Engineered Enzyme Produces Bigger, Softer Bread in Baking Tests
An inhibitor-resistant xylanase improved loaf volume and crumb softness in baking tests, but taste, commercial performance and safe shelf life need separate evidence.
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Industry
One Mutation Helps an Enzyme Withstand Heat—but at a Cost
Researchers redesigned the PB92 protease to survive heat for longer. The results show why a useful industrial enzyme needs both stability and activity.
Industry
An Enzyme Helps Bacteria Grow Textiles That Turn Black
Researchers introduced tyrosinase into cellulose-producing bacteria to make dark textile materials. The enzyme connection is direct, but the process remains at the prototype stage.
AI & Tools
AI-Designed Enzymes Take on a Multistep Chemical Reaction
Researchers designed serine hydrolases around their catalytic machinery. The published results show why completing a reaction cycle matters as much as getting the fold right.
Health
Nanozyme Helps Collagen Resist Enzymatic Breakdown
Researchers have reported a new method for collagen crosslinking using manganese oxide nanoparticles that mimic an enzyme’s catalytic activity.
AI & Tools
AlphaFold 3: Predicting How Biomolecules Fit Together
How do proteins fit together with DNA, RNA and smaller molecules? AlphaFold 3, introduced by Google DeepMind and Isomorphic Labs in May 2024, extends structure…
AI & Tools
DPI_CDF: Reading Protein Sequences for Drug-Target Clues
A cascade deep forest model reported strong performance at recognising proteins labelled as druggable. Its predictions can guide research, but still need biochemical and disease-specific…
AI & Tools
GraphKM Uses AI to Estimate How Enzymes Respond to Substrates
GraphKM uses enzyme sequences and substrate structures to estimate a key kinetic parameter. Its tests show promise, with important limits for laboratory use.
Discovery
Scientists Discover an Enzyme That Forms Fractal Patterns
An enzyme involved in metabolism can also build striking patterns of triangles within triangles.
Discovery
Green and White Tomato Leaves Point to an Enzyme Gene
A 2024 study explored the genetics and cell biology behind a tomato plant's patchy leaves. It identified an FtsH-related candidate, with key tests still needed.
Discovery
New Study Compares Four Enzymes for Plastic Breakdown
How does an enzyme’s performance change from one plastic to another? A new study in Biotechnology Journal, published in April 2024, compares four bacterial enzymes—DaPUase,…
Discovery
R2D Ligase Opens a New Route to Joining DNA and RNA
A ligase from a bacteriophage can efficiently attach DNA to the normally difficult 5′ end of RNA. Researchers demonstrated a possible adapter-ligation application, with broader…