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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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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.
Industry
CRISPR Reworks a Food Fungus for Meat Alternatives
Researchers used CRISPR to change the composition and colour of a food fungus. The results show what pathway engineering can achieve—and what remains untested.
Environment
An Enzyme and an Ionic Liquid Recycle PLA Plastic
A chemically modified lipase worked in a heated ionic liquid to break down PLA. The study separates plastic solubilisation from conversion into lactic acid.
Health
Human Insulin Precursor Found in an Engineered Cow’s Milk
A one-cow experiment detected human insulin-related protein in milk. Low output and analytical limits separate this proof of concept from a manufacturing process.
Industry
Redesigning Enzymes to Choose a Molecule’s Mirror Image
A study involving EvoEnzyme used FuncLib to redesign peroxygenases, creating variants with different product preferences and substrate-specific performance gains.
Industry
Enzymit Puts Enzymes to Work Outside Living Cells
Living cells make many useful chemicals, but keeping those cells alive also adds work to a manufacturing process.
Industry
Long-Range DNA Polymerases: What the Product Claims Mean
Long-fragment PCR claims depend on the starting DNA and exact formulation. This updated guide explains what six suppliers' specifications do—and do not—establish.