Scientists have discovered how to target a class of molecular switches called GTPases that are involved in a myriad of diseases from Parkinson's to cancer and have long been thought to be 'undruggable ...

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London’s School of Biological and Behavioural Sciences, using the simple fission yeast as a model, have shown that a new target of rapamycin (TOR) inhibitor, ...

(Nanowerk News) Industrial biocatalysis is mainly used for the production of pharmaceuticals and special chemicals. To advance this process, researchers are working on new process technologies. In ...

The research team identified an enzyme called SCoR2 that removes nitric oxide from proteins that control fat buildup in the ...

Cationic CDs, which possess a positively charged surface, have shown the ability to mimic natural enzyme applications. The positive charge on the surfaces of these nanomaterials significantly ...

Obesity is a global epidemic and a major cause of morbidity and mortality because it increases the risk for comorbidities, ...

New obesity drugs could be inspired by discovery of an enzyme that controls both weight gain and cholesterol levels in animal ...

Exactly how Tylenol — also called acetaminophen or paracetamol — relieves pain continues to evade scientists, but it's clear the drug interacts with one key set of enzymes. When you purchase through ...

New research represents a notable step forward in designing enzymes from scratch. With their approach, the authors designed an enzyme that uses a covalent intermediate to catalyze a two-step reaction, ...