News tagged with enzyme protein


New discoveries in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at UAB in collaboration with the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa, have discovered the structure of the PPC descarboxilase (PPCDC) enzyme present in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae, a very important ...





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Venomous bite: Harmless digestive enzyme evolved into venom in two species

Venomous bite: Harmless digestive enzyme evolved into venom in two species

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Biologists have shown that independent but similar molecular changes turned a harmless digestive enzyme into a toxin in two unrelated species -- a shrew and a lizard -- giving each a venomous ...


Mirror images united: Simultaneous binding of both enantiomers of a drug to an enzyme

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 29, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the binding pockets of enzymes their natural binding partners fit exactly. The principle by which many pharmacological agents work also relies on the fact that these substances fit exactly into the pockets ...


Spinal cord regeneration enabled by stabilizing, improving delivery of scar-degrading enzyme

Spinal cord regeneration enabled by stabilizing, improving delivery of scar-degrading enzyme

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Researchers have developed an improved version of an enzyme that degrades the dense scar tissue that forms when the central nervous system is damaged. By digesting the tissue that blocks re-growth of damaged ...


Tiny particles can deliver antioxidant enzyme to injured heart cells

Tiny particles can deliver antioxidant enzyme to injured heart cells

Chemistry / Polymers

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers at Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed microscopic polymer beads that can deliver an antioxidant enzyme made naturally by the body into the heart.


NIST quantifies low levels of 'heart attack risk' protein

NIST quantifies low levels of 'heart attack risk' protein

Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Searching for a needle in a haystack may seem futile, but it's worth it if the needle is a hard-to-detect protein that may identify a person at high risk of a heart attack circulating within a haystack of ...


The Protein for Quick Decision-Makers

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Everyday, people are required to make decisions quickly and flexibly. In a flash, they must weigh up the advantages, disadvantages and possible consequences of their behaviour and coordinate it with the relevant ...


Research reveals lipids' unexpected role in triggering death of brain cells

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The lipid that accumulates in brain cells of individuals with an inherited enzyme disorder also drives the cell death that is a hallmark of the disease, according to new research led by St. Jude Children's Research Hospital ...


Novel mouse gene reduces major pathologies associated with Alzheimer's disease

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

A new study reveals that a previously undiscovered mouse gene reduces the two major pathological perturbations commonly associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD). The research, published by Cell Press in the November 12 issue ...


Researchers reverse pulmonary arterial hypertension in mouse models

Medicine & Health / Research

created Oct 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego, have identified a key protein that promotes the development of pulmonary arterial hypertension in humans and mice. This groundbreaking discovery has implications for ...


Researchers create compound that boosts anti-inflammatory fat levels

Medicine & Health / Research

created Nov 16, 2009 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 1

UC Irvine pharmacology researchers have discovered a way to boost levels of a natural body fat that helps decrease inflammation, pointing to possible new treatments for allergies, illnesses and injuries related to the immune ...



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