News tagged with natural enzyme
New CO2-removing catalyst can take the heat
(Phys.org) -- The current method of removing the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide (CO2) from the flues of coal-fired power plants uses so much energy that no one bothers to use it. So says Roger Aines, principal ...
May 24, 2012 |
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Totally rad: Scientists create rewritable digital data storage in DNA
(Phys.org) -- Scientists from Stanford's Department of Bioengineering have devised a method for repeatedly encoding, storing and erasing digital data within the DNA of living cells.
May 21, 2012 |
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Researchers test sugary solution to Alzheimer’s
(Medical Xpress) -- Slowing or preventing the development of Alzheimer’s disease, a fatal brain condition expected to hit one in 85 people globally by 2050, may be as simple as ensuring a brain protein’s sugar levels ...
Feb 26, 2012 |
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Mapping of protein inhibitors facilitates development of tailor-made anticancer agents
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden has generated a map over the effects of small drug-like molecules on PARP1 and other similar proteins in the body. This map may explain the mechanism ...
Feb 20, 2012 |
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First-of-its-kind study creates new tool for targeted cancer drug development
In a technical tour de force, scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center have cataloged and cross-indexed the actions of 178 candidate drugs capable of blocking the activity of one or more of 300 enzymes, including enzymes critical ...
Oct 30, 2011 |
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Cooling system may build eggs' natural defenses against salmonella
(PhysOrg.com) -- Once eggs are laid, their natural resistance to pathogens begins to wear down, but a Purdue University scientist believes he knows how to rearm those defenses.
Jun 21, 2011 |
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New class of compounds offers great potential for research and drug development
Scientists from The Scripps Research Institute have identified a class of compounds that could be a boon to basic research and drug discovery.
May 15, 2011 |
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Tuned enzymes: Extra guest molecule in an enzyme's binding pocket enables methane oxidation
(PhysOrg.com) -- Our fossil fuel reserves are limited. When they run out, we will not only be lacking in fuel, but chemical industry will lose its most important feedstock. In contrast, natural gas has barely ...
Mar 08, 2011 |
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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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Study links vitamin D to lung cancer survival
Recent research suggests vitamin D may be able to stop or prevent cancer. Now, a new study finds an enzyme that plays a role in metabolizing vitamin D can predict lung cancer survival.
Mar 01, 2011 |
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Carrots' antioxidant value boosted by ultraviolet light
Exposing sliced carrots to UV-B, one of the three kinds of ultraviolet light in sunshine, can boost the antioxidant activity of the colorful veggie. That's according to preliminary studies by U.S. Department ...
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Artificial enzyme removes natural poison
For the first time ever, a completely man-made chemical enzyme has been successfully used to neutralise a toxin found naturally in fruits and vegetables.
Aug 26, 2010 |
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Team finds new building block in cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- Zemer Gitai, an assistant professor of molecular biology at Princeton University, members of his laboratory, and scientists from the California Institute of Technology have published results in Nature Ce ...
Aug 02, 2010 |
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New technology for high-speed study of zebrafish larvae works in seconds
(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the most commonly studied laboratory animals is the zebrafish — a tiny fish with transparent embryos, or larvae, whose internal organs can be easily seen as they develop.
Jul 18, 2010 |
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New role for the JNK protein
Put simply, a tumor is the result of out-of-control cell growth. To assure that the cell cycle - the cell's process of duplicating itself to make more cells - goes smoothly, a large network of proteins tells other proteins ...
Jul 14, 2010 |
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