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  1. Researchers Discover How Plants Produce the Cancer-Fighting Compound Mitraphylline

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

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    #science #mitraphylline #cancer #enzymes

  2. 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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  3. 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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  4. 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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  5. 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.

    © #StefanFWirth

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    doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-715

    #Illustrations
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  6. 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.

    © #StefanFWirth

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    doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-715

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  7. 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 plos.io/3QubUVG

  8. @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.

    john1126.com/705

    #digestion #enzymes #robots #yeast

  9. 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
    🔗 beilstein-institut.de/en/talks

    Registration is FREE!

    #EnzymeEngineering #biocatalysis #enzymes #biochemistry #BeilsteinTalks

  10. 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.

    doi.org/10.1039/D6SC00250A

  11. 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
    🔗 beilstein-institut.de/en/talks

    Registration is FREE!

    #EnzymeEngineering #biocatalysis #enzymes #biochemistry #BeilsteinTalks

  12. 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!

    doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0

    doi.org/10.1126/science.257.50

    #CODH #enzymes #microbiome

  13. 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

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1

    #science #microbiome #ecology #foodScience

  14. (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.

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

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

  15. Coming up on Thursday, October 23, 2025 🕒 3–4 pm CEST: Online #BeilsteinTalk “Tungsten aldehyde #oxidoreductase – a new type #hydrogenase” with Maciej Szaleniec from the Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry Polish Academy of Sciences 🇵🇱.

    Participation is FREE – just register 🔗 beilstein-institut.de/en/talks

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

  16. Coming up on Thursday, October 23, 2025 🕒 3–4 pm CEST: Online #BeilsteinTalk “Tungsten aldehyde #oxidoreductase – a new type #hydrogenase” with Maciej Szaleniec from Jerzy Haber Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences 🇵🇱.

    Participation is FREE – just register 🔗 beilstein-institut.de/en/talks

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

  17. Less than a month left for early-career researchers to apply for a funded place at our Workshop on Revisiting Metabolic Fundamentals, organised by Lydia Finley and Wilhelm Palm.

    Apply by 24 October.

    biologists.com/workshops/april

    #BiologistsWorkshops #Biology #Workshop #Metabolism #Enzymes #Organelles #Cells #Physiology #Development #Metabolites

  18. The #robberfly #Tolmerus #cingulatus is native to the Palearctic and prefers dry #habitats. #Adults #prey on other insects, killing their prey with #neurotoxins, predigest via #enzymes. Larvae are soil predators. R. Mitchell (2024) presents a #genome (280,000 megabases) for the #DarwinTreeofLife. See also my science blog article (2024).

    ©#StefanFWirth #Berlin 2025

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    R. Mitchell (2024)
    doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenr

    S. F. Wirth on " biologe"" (2024)
    wp.me/p2l6XU-1UV

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    © S.F. Wirth

  19. Super Enzyme Regulates Testosterone Levels In Male Ruffs

    "A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the blood concentrations of testosterone in males, and this in turn affects their appearances and behavior"

    #SciComm by @grrlscientist

    #testosterone #Androgens #hormones #MolecularBiology #Enzymes #shorebirds #birds #ornithology #GeneExpression #aggression medium.com/grrlscientist/super

  20. Super Enzyme Regulates Testosterone Levels In Male Ruffs

    "A single gene in the shorebird species known as ruffs controls the blood concentrations of testosterone in males, and this in turn affects their appearances and behavior"

    #SciComm by @grrlscientist

    #testosterone #Androgens #hormones #MolecularBiology #Enzymes #shorebirds #birds #ornithology #GeneExpression #aggression medium.com/grrlscientist/super

  21. 🧬 How do AlphaFold2 and ESMFold stack up when it comes to functional annotation?

    🔗 AlphaFold2 and ESMFold: A large-scale pairwise model comparison of human enzymes upon Pfam functional annotation. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2025.01

    📚 CSBJ: csbj.org/

    #AlphaFold2 #ESMFold #AIinScience #ProteinStructure #Enzymes #Pfam #UniProt #AlphaFold #HumanProteome #FunctionalAnnotation #AIinBiology #ComputationalBiology #FunctionalGenomics

  22. 10-Apr-2025
    #Venom characteristics of a deadly #snake can be predicted from local #climate
    In dryer regions of #India, the venom of Russell’s #vipers contains more #protein-degrading #enzymes

    eurekalert.org/news-releases/1 #science #medicine #TropicalDisease

  23. Leaf beetles' evolutionary success linked to gene transfer and symbiosis phys.org/news/2025-01-leaf-bee

    "Almost all #LeafBeetles have incorporated foreign genetic material into their genome, which is responsible for the production of #enzymes necessary to digest plant cell wall components... half of the species of leaf #beetles live in close association with symbiotic #bacteria. These #symbionts provide the beetles with important digestive enzymes, vitamins, and amino acids."

  24. Ulschan Bathe and her team are accelerating plant evolution to address #FoodSecurity challenges. 🌾 By optimizing #enzymes through directed evolution, they aim to increase #CropYields efficiently and sustainably: go.tum.de/331754

    #SustainableAgriculture
    📷 S. Kissel

  25. Join the FREE livestream 🎥 of the first STRENDA/ESAB Symposium on “The Need for Reproducibility of Enzyme Reaction Data” at the Lodz University of Technology, Poland 🇵🇱, on November 14, 2024.

    The symposium will be chaired by Roland Wohlgemuth from the Lodz University of Technology and Carsten Kettner from the Beilstein-Institut.

    🔗 attendee.gotowebinar.com/regis

    #STRENDA #enzymes #enzymology

  26. Breathing deep: Scientists characterize novel #enzymes
    from deep-sea microbes with a key function in #ethane degradation, incl surprises in the
    #metabolism of these organisms!

    Out now in Nature Communications

    mpi-bremen.de/en/Page6361....

    nature.com/articles/s41...

  27. Spanish mother and daughter train #bacteria to restore church frescoes reuters.com/science/spanish-mo #microbes

    "As Spanish #microbiologist Pilar Bosch was casting around for a subject to investigate for her PhD, she stumbled across a paper suggesting that bacteria, her field, could be used in #ArtRestoration, her mother's own area of expertise... The microbiologist trains bacteria by feeding them samples of glue. The bacteria then naturally produce #enzymes to degrade the glue."

  28. 📢 New BRENDA features!
    What’s new? 🧬 gene search and 🖥️ visualization of highest expressing human cell lines 🧫.
    Learn more about the new features 👉 hub.dsmz.de/#/blog/2024-06-06-

    #DSMZDigitalDiversity #BRENDA #database #genes #enzymes #celllines #DSMZCellDive

  29. Researchers solve 2,000-year-old mystery of the destructive shipworm phys.org/news/2024-06-year-mys

    First report of microbial #symbionts in the digestive system of #shipworms; wood boring mollusks sciencedirect.com/science/arti

    "a population of symbiotic #microbes, living in an overlooked sub-organ of the gut called the #typhlosole, have the ability to secrete the #enzymes needed to digest #lignin—the toughest part of wood."

  30. "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"

    nature.com/articles/s41559-024

  31. A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has discovered the key role that the #APOBEC3A and #APOBEC3B #enzymes play in driving #cancer mutations by modifying the #DNA in #tumor #genomes, offering potential new targets for intervention strategies.
    #Biology #Biochemistry #Genetics #sflorg
    sflorg.com/2024/03/bio03182402