In anger, she questions what is wrong with her lock and key. Alfred, the science app, responds by explaining how enzymes work in relation to the ‘lock and key’ model. Alfred explains that ...

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center and Wake Forest University School of Medicine have identified ALDH4A1, a ...

In neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's or Parkinson's, proteins accumulate in the body's cells, fold incorrectly and clump together to form larger aggregates. Normally, cells are able to ...

Lipid recycling in organelles called lysosomes depends on the lipid BMP, which was thought to be resistant to degradation by lysosomal enzymes ... that PLA2G15 is a key BMP hydrolase challenges ...

Suppressing APOBEC enzymes in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) can substantially delay resistance to tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) therapy, particularly in tumors with ALK rearrangements.

The research identified enolase 2 (ENO2), a crucial glycolytic enzyme, as a significant factor associated with lymphatic metastasis in HNSCC. HNSCC is an aggressive cancer with a relatively low 5 ...

Enzymes help digest food, clean laundry, make perfumes, and build medicines. They also break down toxins in the environment.

Researchers at the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) have demonstrated how genetically engineered enzymes can ...

Crews’ team, working with UC Irvine researchers, discovered that reduced activity of the enzyme ELOVL2 (short for ... ‘Are your modern #eatinghabits missing key healthy fats?