Chitin and chitosan, naturally occurring polysaccharides, have emerged as a prominent class of biopolymers with immense potential across various scientific and industrial fields. Their unique ...

A deeper look into the apparent self-defense mechanisms of these bacteriophage-resistant bacteria revealed their secret weapon: a group of enzymes called restriction endonucleases, or restriction ...

And which oligomers are formed during the chain scission of the polymers, active or inactive, depends on how the acetic acid molecules are distributed in the polymer and how the respective enzyme that ...

The team at WWU-IBBP is mainly involved in the work package on chitosan modifying enzymes, seeking to prepare and analyse partially acetylated chitosan polymers with non-random patterns of acetylation ...

Enzymes are another type of protein, and these molecules catalyze the biochemical reactions that occur in cells. Yet other proteins work as monitors, changing their shape and activity in response ...

[23] Another strategy was described as the proteolytic enzyme strategy. By immobilization of enzymes on the systems surface, these nanosystems show an improvement in paracellular uptake.

How does your body speed up these important reactions? The answer is enzymes. Enzymes in our bodies are catalysts that speed up reactions by helping to lower the activation energy needed to start a ...

Enzymes are also involved in the building up of chemical molecules elsewhere in the body. In an organism, the active site of each enzyme is a different shape. It is a perfect match to the shape of ...

A research team led by the University of California, Irvine has engineered an efficient new enzyme that can produce a synthetic genetic material called threose nucleic acid. The ability to ...

In an organism, the active site of each enzyme is a different shape. It is a perfect match to the shape of the substrate molecule, or molecules. This is essential to the enzyme being able to work.

The global antioxidants reagents market is poised for significant growth, with projected sales reaching USD 5,543.5 million by 2034, up from an estimated USD 2,615.8 million in 2024. According to the ...

Researchers at the University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague (UCT Prague) have pioneered a novel method for the rapid and scalable synthesis of 2D transition metal sulfides. Utilizing a ...