The biological production of vitamin C in plants, fungi and many animals is a complicated process that involves enzymes. A large group of these catalysts need oxygen to function well.

Researchers have identified an enzyme involved in the production of auxin, a plant growth hormone that influences many aspects of plant growth, including cell division and flowering. Although auxin ...

Co-investigator Nakamura studies obesity and molecular metabolism mechanisms and will use his expertise to study how the enzyme regulates liver metabolism through lysosome function in animal models.

Enzymes help speed up chemical reactions in the body. They affect every function, from breathing to digestion.

The modification of enzymes to generate desired compounds by non-natural pathways is a useful route for the production of commodity chemicals. Here, the authors show two approaches—genome mining ...