An enzyme found in fat tissue in the center of our bones helps control the production of new bone and fat cells, shows a study in mice published today in eLife.

Restoring the enzyme's function could also help protect lupus patients against kidney disease. The same inflammatory forces are at work there but the damage occurs much more quickly.

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.

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.

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 ...

Even though genes which encode enzymes can easily be identified as such, the exact function of the resultant enzyme is unknown in the vast majority – over 99% – of cases.

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 ...

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

Agricultural enzymes are used in a variety of applications including soil health improvement, animal feed, biofuel production, and others.

The study focused on PGK1, a “rate-limiting” enzyme essential for energy production in the axons of dopamine-producing neurons, which are severely affected in Parkinson’s disease.