Nucleotide synthesis—the production of the basic components of DNA and RNA—is essential for cell growth and division. In most ...

“Na⁺-NQR has long been a bit of a puzzle for researchers, because certain parts of the enzyme appeared to be too far apart to ...

The peptidases can break bonds between specific D- and L-amino acids, filling a gap in the toolbox for natural products ...

Deep in your muscles, an enzyme called AMPD1 helps turn chemical fuel into usable energy. When it does not work well, muscles tire faster.

Could an enzyme responsible for breaking down and eliminating booze from our bodies also be able to help us lead longer, healthier lives? Scientists have discovered a molecular mechanism that could ...

Researchers have uncovered the enzyme behind chromothripsis, a chaotic chromosome-shattering event seen in about one in four cancers. The enzyme, N4BP2, breaks apart DNA trapped in tiny cellular ...

Life on Earth may have learned to breathe oxygen long before oxygen filled the skies. MIT researchers traced a key ...

A new study shows exercise releases a liver enzyme that repairs aging brain blood vessels and restores memory in mice.

Amide bonds are common in drugs because they are chemically stable, form readily and are biocompatible. They also help ...

Long-lost cannabis enzymes are back, and they pinpoint when the plant first gained the chemistry to make THC, CBD, and CBC.