Science News Daily http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/ en-us Science News Daily provides daily coverage of the most popular science and technology news New artificial enzyme safer for nature Perilous and polluting industrial processes can be made safer with enzymes. But only a short range of enzymes have been available for the chemical industry. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/biochemistry-news/cluster21643126/ Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:17:00 EST 21643126 Researchers determine structure of intermediate form of unique enzyme (PhysOrg.com) -- Montana State University chemists have determined the structure of an intermediate form of a unique enzyme that participates in some of the most fundamental reactions in biology. http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/biochemistry-news/cluster44192008/ Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:15:39 EST 44192008 2 in 1: Multi-tasking protein provides new approaches for anti-tuberculosis drugs In a paper published today in PNAS, scientists from the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Hamburg, Germany, reveal new insights into the workings of enzymes from a group of bacteria ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/biochemistry-news/cluster83344360/ Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:16:14 EST 83344360 Enzymatic synthesis of pyrrolysine, the mysterious 22nd amino acid With few exceptions, all known proteins are built up from only twenty amino acids. 25 years ago scientists discovered a 21st amino acid, selenocysteine and ten years ago a 22nd, the pyrrolysine. ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/biochemistry-news/cluster122504116/ Fri, 18 Nov 2011 11:16:13 EST 122504116 Enzyme design with remote effects Engineers are unlikely to tinker with the cooling system if they want to increase the size of an engine. Yet chemists at the Max Planck Institute for Coal Research have adopted an approach similar ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/biochemistry-news/cluster35461458/ Tue, 16 Feb 2010 12:46:13 EST 35461458 German researchers discover new target for tailored antibiotics More and more strains of bacteria are developing resistance to previously life-saving antibiotics. Researchers at TUM, the Technische Universitaet Muenchen, have shed light on a metabolic step ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/biochemistry-news/cluster9888042/ Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:15:40 EST 9888042 Biochemistry of how plants resist insect attack determined Many plants, including crops, release volatiles in response to insect attack. The chemical compounds can be a defense or can be an aromatic call for help to attract enemies of the attacking ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/biochemistry-news/cluster71327668/ Mon, 15 Nov 2010 16:16:05 EST 71327668 Zeroing in on more powerful enzymes for degrading persistent pollutants For the first time, researchers have identified two important strategies for optimizing the effects of the enzymes involved in degrading persistent pollutants such as PCBs. These scientific ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/biochemistry-news/cluster122110470/ Wed, 16 Nov 2011 11:46:41 EST 122110470 An easy way to find a needle in a haystack by removing the haystack Researchers at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena and their colleagues from the Czech Academy of Sciences in Prague have developed a new method to quickly and reliably detect ... http://www.sciencenewsdaily.org/biochemistry-news/cluster7295408/ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 10:45:38 EST 7295408