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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 June 9, 2013 James Urquhart |
Hairy proteins survive stomach trip Swiss researchers have discovered a way to stabilize enzymes in the digestive tract by linking polymers to the enzymes.  |
Technology Research News April 9, 2003 |
Alcohol powers fuel cell Researchers from St. University have developed a fuel cell that uses enzymes rather than metal and can be recharged by adding a few milliliters of alcohol. Biofuel cells could eventually be used as a replacement for any rechargeable power source, including laptop and PDA batteries.  |
Chemistry World January 17, 2014 Phillip Broadwith |
Plug and play redox enzymes With the constant drive to make chemical synthesis ever cleaner, more energy-efficient and generate less waste -- both in research and industrial processes -- more and more chemists are looking to harness enzyme catalysis.  |
Chemistry World August 10, 2009 James Urquhart |
Stretching for reversible enzyme activation A new kind of biologically inspired nanomaterial that can be chemically turned on and off by mechanical stretching has been devised by French researchers.  |
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.  |
Chemistry World September 21, 2009 Hayley Birch |
Enzymes inspire new catalyst design for hydrogen production A novel enzyme-based catalyst developed by UK and US researchers hints at new ways of designing catalysts for the water-gas shift reaction, an important industrial reaction in the production of high grade hydrogen.  |
Chemistry World March 16, 2015 Elisabeth Ratcliffe |
Enzyme selectivity switch to benefit infant formula production Scientists in Austria who have redesigned the active site of an enzyme to switch its regioselectivity may have latched onto a new way to make molecules that are important for infant formula.  |
Chemistry World June 28, 2011 Russell Johnson |
Screening for Alzheimer's Drugs in Tandem A simple assay based on sequential enzymatic reactions and a fluorescent sensor could help scientists to discover new Alzheimer's disease drugs.  |
Chemistry World January 30, 2015 Debbie Houghton |
Thin film approach to biocatalysis Taking an unconventional approach to biocatalysis has allowed scientists in Italy to improve enzyme recycling ability with a solvent-free reaction mixture  |
Chemistry World August 11, 2008 |
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 March 6, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Synthetic Enzymes Designed by Computer Scientists in the US have designed and built an artificial enzyme from scratch.  |
Chemistry World January 6, 2010 Phillip Broadwith |
Enzymes do the twist The way enzyme catalysts bind molecules to speed up their reactions is not as simple as once thought, say chemists from the UK and Spain.  |
Chemistry World February 2011 |
Column: In the pipeline Enzymes have been giving chemists inferiority complexes since day one, says Derek Lowe. But there's no denying their potential  |
Chemistry World March 31, 2014 Ian Randall |
Shifting fluids with fuel-free enzyme pumps Microscopic, non-mechanical pumps that are activated and powered by the fluids they move have been developed by researchers from the US, Russia and Puerto Rico.  |
Chemistry World September 24, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Viral Nanoreactor Captures Single Molecules Researchers in the Netherlands have created a biochemical nanoreactor by cracking open a virus, removing its contents then reassembling the virus's protein coat around a single molecule of enzyme.  |
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 July 15, 2011 Laura Howes |
Cyclodextrin Dimer Becomes Synthetic Polymerase Chemists have made an artificial polymerase that doesn't need a metal catalyst or organic solvents and is more efficient than current bioinspired approaches.  |
Chemistry World February 23, 2012 Russell Johnson |
Powering up fuel cells A hydrogen fuel cell that uses carbon nanotubes to increase the amount of electrocatalyst attached to electrodes has been designed by UK scientists.  |
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.  |
Chemistry World August 13, 2009 Simon Hadlington |
Forcing enzyme activity New research has shown that physically stretching an enzyme can trigger its activity - even when the active site is not hidden in a 'cryptic' position. Mechanical force may play a more important role in biological molecular systems than previously realized.  |
Chemistry World October 28, 2011 Laura Howes |
Clicking Your Way to Synthetic Antibody Therapies Scientists have clicked together synthetic antibodies using the enzymes they want to target as a template. These synthetic antibodies can then be used to bind to the enzyme templates they were cast from, which could open up a whole new field of therapeutic molecules.  |
Chemistry World November 27, 2011 James Mitchell Crow |
Artificial enzymes close in on nature A synthetic metalloprotein that approaches the catalytic performance of a natural enzyme, despite its stripped-down structure, has been developed by a team of chemists in the US.  |
Chemistry World March 4, 2013 Harriet Brewerton |
Co-factoring on a chip makes biocatalysis easy Stephan Mohr and colleagues have designed an efficient microfluidic biocatalysis device that uses and regenerates an artificial mediator, dimethyl viologen, which is cheaper than co-factors used currently.  |
Nutra Solutions October 10, 2007 Kerry Hughes |
Products: The "Spark of Life" The potential for enzyme use has not escaped scientists' imaginations, as enzymes are used in numerous industrial and medical applications.  |
Technology Research News December 29, 2004 |
Alcohol Fuel Cell Goes Micro Researchers, who earlier this year developed a fuel cell using enzymes to generate electricity from ethanol, have built a microchip-based version of the device.  |
Chemistry World October 31, 2008 Manisha Lalloo |
DNA-rewinding protein discovered US scientists have found an enzyme that rewinds sections of DNA whose strands have mistakenly come apart.  |
Chemistry World May 1, 2014 Rowan Frame |
Taking inspiration from green tea Green tea is good for you, but why? Scientists in China are trying to answer one aspect of this huge question by pinpointing which components of green tea help lower cholesterol levels, as well as how they do it.  |
Chemistry World November 7, 2013 Simon Hadlington |
Rocket-propelled read-out for new DNA chip US researchers have invented a lab-on-a-chip that can measure how much of a specific strand of DNA is in a sample using a 'rocket-propelled' thread of ink that can be read by eye.  |
Chemistry World July 2010 |
Column: In the pipeline Derek Lowe ponders the possibility of phosphatase inhibitors  |
Chemistry World August 11, 2011 Josh Howgego |
Enzyme Inspired Nickel Complex Races to Produce Hydrogen A cheap nickel catalyst could pave the way for the industrial production of hydrogen - a step on the road to a hydrogen economy.  |
HHMI Bulletin Spring 2013 Sarah C.P. Williams |
Sounding the Alarm Details on how cells detect and respond to foreign DNA may provide clues to autoimmune diseases.  |
Chemistry World May 1, 2014 James Urquhart |
Ancient oceans' metals mimicked metabolism Primitive metabolism of sugar phosphates may have started spontaneously in ancient oceans around 4 billion years ago and given rise to life, according to UK researchers.  |
Chemistry World April 2, 2009 Ned Stafford |
Fluorescent probes take screening to next level Researchers have developed a new high-throughput screening technique that could shed light on the biochemical activities of numerous proteins about which little is currently known.  |
Chemistry World October 21, 2010 |
Mining Soil DNA for Molecular Decorators US Researchers have harnessed enzymes hidden in the genomes of soil bacteria to modify a natural antibiotic molecule in ways that would be difficult or impossible by traditional synthesis.  |
Chemistry World November 12, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Coupled Enzymes May Spawn New Catalysts Chemists at the University of Oxford have created a new type of catalyst by attaching two enzymes to a microscopic flake of graphite. The system could be tailored to catalyze a range of reactions, the researchers say.  |
Chemistry World July 25, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
Structure of hydrogen splitting enzyme revealed Scientists in Germany have brought the prospect of generating cheap electricity from hydrogen a step closer by taking a snapshot of an elusive enzyme that can split the gas as efficiently as a platinum catalyst.  |
Chemistry World December 3, 2009 Hayley Birch |
Bio-Inspired Catalyst Design Could Rival Platinum French scientists have demonstrated the potential of a new fuel cell catalyst inspired by hydrogenase enzymes.  |
Chemistry World November 26, 2010 Rebecca Brodie |
Printing on bioactive paper An enzyme printing process that prints the product of an enzyme-catalysed reaction, but not the enzyme molecule itself, has been designed by scientists in Australia to produce bioactive paper.  |
Chemistry World July 15, 2013 Emily Skinner |
Potato powered biomotors are cheap as chips Enzyme rich potato tissue can be used to cheaply and quickly mass produce bubble powered millimotors, new research shows.  |
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.  |
Chemistry World April 26, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Hydrogen Busters go Synthetic Chemists have created a small molecule which mimics the way natural enzymes chew up hydrogen. The model should inspire designs for new catalysts that can break up hydrogen in fuel cells; or (running in reverse) help produce the fuel for a hydrogen economy.  |
Chemistry World September 24, 2012 Samantha Cheung |
Tumors reprogram nylon synthesis Cancer mutations have inspired a redesign of an enzyme to catalyze a key step in the bio-based production of adipic acid, a precursor to nylon.  |
Chemistry World May 15, 2014 Jenifer Mizen |
Freeze-dried cells make better biocatalysts A biocatalytic cascade using mashed-up cells has overcome extraction and solubility problems associated with using enzymes in chemical syntheses.  |
Chemistry World April 14, 2006 Simon Hadlington |
Deciphering Hydrogen Tunnelling in Enzymes Researchers have thrown important new light on the phenomenon of hydrogen tunnelling in biological catalysts. The finding is likely to spark a debate among biochemists about the fundamental nature of enzymes.  |
Chemistry World March 8, 2007 Simon Hadlington |
Researchers Claim Antibiotic Holy Grail Researchers in Canada have revealed the structure of a key enzyme involved in the synthesis of bacterial cell walls. The finding opens up the possibility of developing new and improved antibiotics and overcoming the increasing problem of bacterial resistance to existing drugs.  |
Science News October 7, 2006 |
Timeline: From the October 3, 1936, Issue Steel and Concrete Hold 8,000,000-Pound Load... Living Organisms Found in Waters of the Dead Sea... Through Special Technique Enzyme is Viewed at Work...  |
Chemistry World September 1, 2008 Hayley Birch |
Cancer target structure unveiled Researchers in the US have produced the first detailed structure of a key protein involved in regulating cancer, an eagerly anticipated advance that should speed anti-cancer drug development.  |
Chemistry World November 16, 2006 Simon Hadlington |
Gene-Reading Enzyme Catapulted by Scrunch Power Two teams of researchers have solved a conundrum that has baffled molecular biologists for 20 years -- how the enzyme responsible for `reading' genes can release itself from the portion of DNA to which it initially binds extremely tightly.  |
Chemistry World August 14, 2008 Jane Qiu |
Gel Releases Drugs on Cue A novel gel that delivers drugs in response to a chemical cue may help to make insulin jabs a thing of the past.  |