Serious fungal infections are on the rise, and many hospital-acquired cases are becoming harder to treat as fungi become ...

Utah State University biochemists Derek Harris, left, and Lance Seefeldt, and and fellow colleagues with the NASA-funded Metal Utilization and Selection across Eons (MUSE) project at the University of ...

Certain glycans -- sugar-like compounds with carbohydrate chains -- containing galactose, may exhibit potential prebiotic properties that support human health. Identifying enzymes capable of breaking ...

Enzymes originally evolved in high-temperature environments and later adapted to lower temperatures as Earth cooled. Scientists discovered that a key shift in enzyme function occurred over ...

Life has evolved over billions of years, adapting to the changing environment. Similarly, enzymes—proteins that speed up biochemical reactions (catalysis) in cells—have adapted to the habitats of ...

Enzymes are proteins that guide (catalyze) very specific chemical reactions. They play indispensable roles in all life forms. Some enzymes carry out the day-to-day business of biology like digesting ...

Digestive enzymes are proteins in the body that help break food down. Some people with certain medical conditions might be unable to produce sufficient enzymes and require supplements. Digestive ...

Engineered enzymes are poised to have transformative impacts across applications in energy, materials, biotechnology, and medicine. Recently, machine learning has emerged as a useful tool for enzyme ...