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Yeast Manufacture Morphine Precursor US scientists have developed a way to produce a group of medically important plant compounds in yeast. They say their technique could be used to manufacture drugs including painkillers and new cancer treatments.  |
Chemistry World May 11, 2015 Jack Busby |
Terpene analogues bear safer pesticides Tweaking the natural substrates of terpene synthase enzymes could lead to less toxic pesticides and swathes of other important biologically-active compounds, according to UK researchers.  |
HHMI Bulletin May 2010 Amber Dance |
Peering Back in Time Joseph P. Noel wants to use paleontology to learn how plants endured history's harsh climates and how to ready crops to face severe conditions in the future.  |
Chemistry World August 13, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Nature Captured in a Test-Tube Two groups of researchers have demonstrated how a complex chain of reactions catalyzed by multiple enzymes can be reconstructed in the test tube to synthesize naturally occurring products that have potential therapeutic properties.  |
Food Processing August 2007 Mark Anthony |
Nutrition Beyond the Trends: Connecting the Dots on Enzymes Lactase -- an enzyme that splits lactose into its constituent sugars, glucose and galactose -- can make short work of the lactose intolerance problem.  |
National Gardening Deborah Wechsler |
Bountiful Basil This essential herb offers a world of scents and flavors  |
Chemistry World November 26, 2012 Laura Howes |
Protein coat prepares catalyst for cascades By protecting a transition metal catalyst with a protein coat, scientists have managed to couple up biocatalysts and chemical catalysts to perform a cascade reaction.  |
Chemistry World October 29, 2009 Lewis Brindley |
Cascading reactions in artificial cells Dutch researchers have started performing multi-step reactions inside artificial cells made from enzymes and polymers.  |
Chemistry World February 17, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
Enzyme nano-parcels sober up drunken mice Scientists in the US and China have invented a way to encapsulate teams of enzymes in a thin polymer shell. This enables the enzymes to carry out a series of sequential reactions within an enclosed space -- as happens in nature.  |
Chemistry World October 31, 2013 Derek Lowe |
Natural born chemists Organic chemists may not seem like a humble group. But we should be, because we are humiliated every hour of the day by what nature accomplishes through enzyme catalysis.  |