Mentors: Jason Boock, Ph.D., Jason Berberich, Ph.D. Accumulation of plastic is a global problem, with plastic buildup occurring in the environment and even in organisms. Finding strategies to ...

For over 350 years, quinine and other extracts from the cinchona tree (Cinchona spp.) were the only effective medicines ...

Enzyme development expected to enable commercial-scale production in 2024 Willow's FutureGrown™ technology platform is a fully integrated, proven solution for rapid enzyme and strain engineering, ...

Protein encoded by gene found in microorganisms living in Amazon lake could boost efficiency on the sugarcane bagasse saccharification process, which makes for up to 50% of the global costs of ...

A metabolic enzyme studied for over seven decades has a hidden second function—it can unwind RNA and promote cell cycle progression, an additional function beyond its role in energy production, ...

A single enzyme that can generate all four nucleotide triphosphates, the building blocks of ribonucleic acid (RNA), was identified by researchers at the Institute of Science Tokyo. By using ...

A research team analyzed the regulatory mechanisms of carbohydrate-hydrolyzing enzyme production in Aspergillus aculeatus, a filamentous fungus that produces enzymes with an excellent ability to ...

Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are functional, low-calorie carbohydrates renowned for their prebiotic properties and widespread applicability in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Current ...

An international team of researchers has achieved a breakthrough in the production of doxorubicin, a vital chemotherapy agent.

Statins limit cholesterol production by blocking one of the enzymes that is responsible for one early chemical reaction in this pathway. "Statins are not without their shortcomings—or example, they ...

Second-generation ethanol (also called cellulosic ethanol) opens prospects for optimizing alcohol production. Since 2G ethanol is obtained from sugarcane straw and bagasse, it is possible to convert ...