News tagged with enzyme products
E. coli bacteria engineered to eat switchgrass and make transportation fuels
A milestone has been reached on the road to developing advanced biofuels that can replace gasoline, diesel and jet fuels with a domestically-produced clean, green, renewable alternative.
Nov 29, 2011 |
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Microbes to Take Over Ethanol Production?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Not too long ago, it seemed that ethanol production was the wave of the future. The use of trash, wood chips or different types of plants -- usually grass or corn -- to make ethanol was considered ...
Nov 20, 2009 |
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Making blood-sucking deadly for mosquitoes
Inhibiting a molecular process cells use to direct proteins to their proper destinations causes more than 90 percent of affected mosquitoes to die within 48 hours of blood feeding, a UA team of biochemists ...
Jul 18, 2011 |
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Termite enzymes could be boon to cellulosic ethanol: research
Termite spit may soon help fill our gas tanks. University of Florida researchers have isolated two enzymes termites use to break up lignin, a tough plant material that is major problem during the production of cellulosic ...
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Do anti-aging skin creams work? Mostly no, dermatologists say
Winter is not good to our skin. The wind chaps. The dry air wicks. The combination blows us into the arms of the billion-dollar cosmeceutical industry, which awaits with pricey over-the-counter potions and serums promising ...
Feb 04, 2011 |
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Scientists demystify an enzyme responsible for drug and food metabolism
Scientists led by Michael Green at Penn State University, have solved a 40-year-old puzzle about the mysterious process by which a critical enzyme metabolizes nutrients in foods and chemicals in drugs such ...
Nov 11, 2010 |
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Cells get two chances, not just one, to fix their mistakes
Cells have two chances to fix the same mistake in their protein-making process instead of just one - a so-called proofreading step - that had previously been identified, according to new research.
Mar 12, 2009 |
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Termites' digestive system could act as biofuel refinery
One of the peskiest household pests, while disastrous to homes, could prove to be a boon for cars, according to a Purdue University study.
Jul 05, 2011 |
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Cancer drug found hiding in sunflower seed protein
University of Queensland scientists have found sunflower proteins and their processing machinery are hijacked to make rogue protein rings in a discovery that could open the door to cheaper, plant-based drug manufacturing.
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Researchers improve production of chemicals from wood waste
Researchers from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands have succeeded in making a significant leap forward in the production of biochemicals and biofuels from waste wood. They discovered that the bacterium Cupriavidus ba ...
Mar 10, 2010 |
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Plant Gene Mapping May Lead to Better Biofuel Production
(PhysOrg.com) -- By creating a 'family tree' of genes expressed in one form of woody plant and a less woody, herbaceous species, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory ...
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Fungal map of mutations key to increasing enzyme production for bioenergy use
(PhysOrg.com) -- In half a century, one fungus has gone from being the bane of the Army quartermasters' existence in the Pacific to industry staple and someday, as part of the U.S. Department of Energy's mission ...
Sep 02, 2009 |
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Heart patients using herbal remedies may be at heightened risk of dangerous drug interactions
More and more Americans are turning to herbal remedies to help manage chronic conditions or promote general health and wellness. But many of today's popular herbal supplements, including St. John's wort, gingko biloba, garlic ...
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Feb 02, 2010 |
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Environmental impact of animal waste
North and South Carolina have seen a steady increase in swine production over the last 15 years. In North Carolina alone, swine production generates approximately a quarter of the state's gross farm receipts. ...
Mar 04, 2011 |
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