#enzymes — Public Fediverse posts

19-Aug-2026
The dynamic duo: “Weaving” hierarchical #DNA materials with two classes of biomolecular #nanomachines
Chemically fueled #enzymes and #molecularMotors synthesize and actively assemble DNA networks

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1140286

#science #nanoworld DNAnanotechnology

19-Aug-2026
A viral 'loose cannon' enzyme helps phages shut down bacterial defenses
Scientists have found how #phages, #viruses that infect bacteria, orchestrate an explosion of protein modifications inside host cells that helps them evade the bacteria’s immune systems

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1140693

#science #microbialEcology #phageTherapy #bacteriophages #proteins #enzymes

19-Aug-2026
A viral 'loose cannon' enzyme helps phages shut down bacterial defenses
Scientists have found how #phages, #viruses that infect bacteria, orchestrate an explosion of protein modifications inside host cells that helps them evade the bacteria’s immune systems

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1140693

#science #microbialEcology #phageTherapy #bacteriophages #proteins #enzymes

19-Aug-2026
A viral 'loose cannon' enzyme helps phages shut down bacterial defenses
Scientists have found how #phages, #viruses that infect bacteria, orchestrate an explosion of protein modifications inside host cells that helps them evade the bacteria’s immune systems

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1140693

#science #microbialEcology #phageTherapy #bacteriophages #proteins #enzymes

19-Aug-2026
A viral 'loose cannon' enzyme helps phages shut down bacterial defenses
Scientists have found how #phages, #viruses that infect bacteria, orchestrate an explosion of protein modifications inside host cells that helps them evade the bacteria’s immune systems

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1140693

#science #microbialEcology #phageTherapy #bacteriophages #proteins #enzymes

19-Aug-2026
A viral 'loose cannon' enzyme helps phages shut down bacterial defenses
Scientists have found how #phages, #viruses that infect bacteria, orchestrate an explosion of protein modifications inside host cells that helps them evade the bacteria’s immune systems

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1140693

#science #microbialEcology #phageTherapy #bacteriophages #proteins #enzymes

Not every DNA mistake gets fixed. We know that; that's how mutations enter the gene pool. But it gets more interesting to look at what does get fixed, because repair enzymes apparently have a priority list.

Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-74090-0

#DNA #Genetics #Enzymes

💁🏻‍♀️ TIL: 🌱🌿 Arya Satheesh developed a #bioplastic called Eco Purge that biodegrades in two weeks.

The material releases specific #enzymes designed to break down existing #microplastics in #soil and #water. Her #research and prototype earned her the European category win at the 2026 #EarthPrize.

👉 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/this-high-schooler-invented-a-plant-based-plastic-that-removes-microplastics-from-the-environment-as-it-biodegrades-180989254/

#science #innovation #environment #biotechnology #sustainability #ecology #materials #pollution #nature

Artificial Enzymes Assembled Inside Living Cells Achieve Asymmetric Synthesis

https://1ban.news/artificial-enzymes-living-cells/
#1ban #artificial #enzymes #living #cells #science

Breakthrough in tailor-made enzyme design
https://www.uni-bayreuth.de/en/press-releases/tailor-made-enzyme
#Research #Enzymes #ProteinDesign #Biotechnology #Sustainability #UniversityOfBayreuth

The video 🎥 of the #BeilsteinTalk “Tungsten aldehyde #oxidoreductase – a new type #hydrogenase” with Maciej Szaleniec from the Polish Academy of Sciences is NOW available 🔓 in the video portal @TIB_AVPortal of the @tibhannover:
🔗 https://av.tib.eu/media/73257

#biochemistry #biotechnology #EnzymeKinetics #EnzymeAssays #biocatalysis #enzymes #BeilsteinTalks

Researchers Identify Enzyme IDOL as a Potential Target for Alzheimer’s Treatment

📰 Original title: Scientists found a hidden Alzheimer’s trigger and shut it down

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://en.killbait.com/researchers-identify-enzyme-idol-as-a-potential-target-for-alzheimer-s-treatment.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait.mastodon_world

#health #alzheimers #enzymes

Researchers Discover How Plants Produce the Cancer-Fighting Compound Mitraphylline

📰 Original title: A rare cancer-fighting plant compound has been decoded

🤖 IA: It's not clickbait ✅
👥 Users: It's not clickbait ✅

View full AI summary: https://en.killbait.com/researchers-discover-how-plants-produce-the-cancer-fighting-compound-mitraphylline.html?utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait

#science #mitraphylline #cancer #enzymes

https://www.nextplatform.com/hpc/2026/05/06/cleveland-clinic-simulates-large-proteins-with-quantum-centric-supercomputing/5219579

quantum computers can be networked now, more usable qubits will be able to be connected

more 'breakthroughs' will end up happening, things go slow at the start

#ibm #cleveland clinic #folding #enzymes #trypsin #catalysts #sims #merck index #buffer systems #chirality #nextplatform.com

The #microbial #diversity of #dynamic #ecosystems can today be assessed using more efficient methods. M. F. Peña-Valencia et al. (2026) identified potential #polyethyleneterephthalate (#PET)-degrading #enzymes from #mangrove #soil using #AI, #3D #structuralanalysis and #metagenomics. Some of these enzymes could be assigned to the bacterial genus #Microbulbifer.

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https://nkvssp.thecomicseries.com/comics/659/
#fun #MedicalFact by Ralph!

#Ralph #Puppy #Jello #whydoyouknowthis #tuesdayvibes #funfacts #webcomics #webcomicchat #comicbookhour #comics #NKVSSP #gelatine #medical #silly #temperature #enzymes #orifices #thinkaboutit #tuesdaymorning #QuestionOfTheWeek #vibecheck

Cyclic‑di‑GMP regulates diverse #bacterial functions, but what #enzymes coordinate its homeostasis? This study shows that the 16 enzymes involved in #c-di-GMP turnover in #Anabaena function as an electromechanical-like dual relay to control #CellSize & viability @PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3QubUVG

@danish_akhtar7
Despite all of man's inventions, the miracle of digestion has not been fully replicated. It is impossible for a machine to digest food.... unless it has enzymes, and these enzymes can only be created by living organisms. No enzymes used in manufacturing can be produced without life, even single-celled organisms, which must be alive to produce enzymes. The power of food cannot be unlocked without life.

http://john1126.com/705

#digestion #enzymes #robots #yeast

"What she gave us was a way of looking at #enzymes that remains absolutely fundamental to our discipline": Maren Nattermann, Research Group Leader at the Max Planck Institute for Terrestrial Microbiology, on Marjory Stephenson (1885–1948), the pioneer of chemical #microbiology whose work on bacterial metabolic physiology established the field as an independent discipline. https://www.mpg.de/26210626/marjory-stephenson-maren-nattermann @MPI_TM #WomeninScience

There's still time to register for TOMORROW's FREE online #BeilsteinTalk “Accelerating evolution of biocatalyzed oxidation reactions” with Joelle N. Pelletier, University of Montreal 🇨🇦.

📅 March 19, 2026
🕒 3–4 pm CET
🔗 https://www.beilstein-institut.de/en/talks/biochemistry-accelerating-evolution-of-biocatalyzed-oxidation-reactions/?M=y

Registration is FREE!

#EnzymeEngineering #biocatalysis #enzymes #biochemistry #BeilsteinTalks

How can enzymes efficiently be evolved to have a broad substrate scope for #OrganicSynthesis?

In his talk at #Biochemistry2026, Stephan Hammer addressed this question on the example of methyl transferases.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202510300
#Biochemistry #Evolution #Enzymes

😈 Enzymes work as 'Maxwell's demon' by using memory stored as motion

https://phys.org/news/2026-02-enzymes-maxwell-demon-memory-motion.html

#enzymes #thermodynamics #catalyst #chemistry #biology

Now in Chem Sci! 🎉
We investigated how #enzymes in the #nonribosomal #biosynthesis of life-saving #peptide #antibiotics can be engineered.
Assuming that #promiscuity serves as a springboard for #evolution, we measured the specificity profiles of hundreds of mutants. The results revealed remarkable shifts in substrate specificity in multiple directions, highlighting the evolutionary potential of these enzymes and leading the way for engineering antibiotic biosynthesis.

https://doi.org/10.1039/D6SC00250A

Invitation to join the online #BeilsteinTalk “Accelerating evolution of biocatalyzed oxidation reactions” with Joelle N. Pelletier, University of Montreal 🇨🇦.

📅 March 19, 2026
🕒 3–4 pm CET
🔗 https://www.beilstein-institut.de/en/talks/biochemistry-accelerating-evolution-of-biocatalyzed-oxidation-reactions/?M=y

Registration is FREE!

#EnzymeEngineering #biocatalysis #enzymes #biochemistry #BeilsteinTalks

Save the date 📅 March 19, 2026 🕒 3–4 pm CET

Online #BeilsteinTalk “Accelerating evolution of biocatalyzed oxidation reactions” with Joelle N. Pelletier, University of Montreal 🇨🇦.

🔗 https://www.beilstein-institut.de/en/talks/biochemistry-accelerating-evolution-of-biocatalyzed-oxidation-reactions/?M=y

#EnzymeEngineering #biocatalysis #enzymes #biochemistry #BeilsteinTalks

I just learned that #termites contain bacteria in their gut that produce lots of #CO2 and #H2 from the wood fibers they eat. AND THEN they have ANOTHER type of bacteria that feeds on the #CO2 and #H2 , to produce acetate that in turn THE #termites THEMSELF eat! How cool!

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0019316

https://doi.org/10.1126/science.257.5075.1384

#CODH #enzymes #microbiome

14-Jan-2026
Exploring how gut #bacteria alter the flavor of Black Ivory #coffee beans
Bacterial #enzymes in #elephants’ #guts may digest pectin and give beans a smooth, chocolaty, and less bitter flavor

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1112641

#science #microbiome #ecology #foodScience

According to a new #study published in The ISME Journal, #marine #bacteria are starting to develop #enzymes capable of breaking down #polyethylene #terephthalate (#PET), one of the most common #plastics.

https://nautil.us/some-bacteria-have-evolved-the-ability-to-degrade-plastic-1246780/

Plastic-eating bacteria discovered in the ocean | ScienceDaily https://share.google/YbRWLLU9iRIvH3pMn
#pet #biology #plastic #Enzymes

(31 Oct) Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane

Given a dozen hours, the enzyme can turn a foam pad into reusable chemicals.

https://s.faithcollapsing.com/b3v19
Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/sydso

#ai #biochemistry #biology #chemistry #enzymes #neural-networks #polymers #polyurethane #protein-design #proteins #science

(31 Oct) Neural network finds an enzyme that can break down polyurethane https://s.faithcollapsing.com/b3v19 Archive: ia: https://s.faithcollapsing.com/sydso #ai #biochemistry #biology #chemistry #enzymes #neural-networks #polymers #polyurethane #protein-design #proteins #science

"We find that #purine synthesis constitutes a bottleneck for metabolic expansion, which can be alleviated by non-autocatalytic phosphoryl coupling agents. Early phases of the expansion are enriched with #enzymes that are metal dependent and structurally symmetric, supporting models of early #biochemical #evolution. This expansion trajectory suggests distinct hypotheses regarding the tempo, mode and timing of metabolic pathway evolution"

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-024-02361-4

Check out the Biochemical Pathways search at SGD (yeastgenome.org)!
SGD blog post here: https://www.yeastgenome.org/blog/biochemical-pathways-now-in-sgd-search
(grabbed from our buds at @yeastgenome on Twitter):
YeastPathways database of #metabolicPathways, #enzymes in #buddingYeast #Saccharomyces #cerevisiae is manually curated by SGD biocurators. Search category “Biochemical #Pathways” is now available with facets (subcategories) for References, Loci
https://yeastgenome.org/search?q=&category=pathway

Hi @DNPFred
In grad school I worked on heme proteins using #paramagnetic #NMR and #NRVS. Then I shifted to #XRayCrystallography, using #EPR #UVVis and #EDX on #crystals when a postdoc. My research group works on #NonHemeIron #enzymes, & #heme, #copper & #manganese #metalloproteins. Really interested in combining #spectroscopy on #protein #crystals to examine #structure #function relationships.