Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Enzymes are proteins that serve as catalysts to speed up biochemical reactions by breaking down larger molecules into ...

For example, structural proteins maintain cell shape, akin to a skeleton, and they compose structural elements in connective tissues like cartilage and bone in vertebrates. Enzymes are another ...

Enzymes are primarily proteins, although some RNA molecules called ribozymes also exhibit enzymatic activity. Enzymes are biological catalysts that lower the activation energy of chemical reactions, ...

Experts weigh in on the best supplementals to help to break down protein, fats, and carbohydrates into simpler compounds that ...

One example is phenylketonuria (or PKU), a rare inherited disease where the body lacks the enzyme to process proteins. Because of this, toxic molecules can build up, and if they travel to the brain, ...

Their enzyme levels are usually enough ... Problems related to a protein called frataxin cause nerve damage and often heart problems. Inability to walk usually results by young adulthood.

Now, a new study from Scripps Research demonstrates a proof of concept for a new strategy: engineering proteases—enzymes that cut proteins at specific sites—to selectively degrade these ...

Deubiquitinases (DUBs) are enzymes used by cells to trim protein modifications made from the protein ubiquitin, and thereby regulate proteins. Malfunctioning of DUBs could lead to diseases ...

The vesicular trasnport model posits that the Golgi cisternae are stable compartments that house certain protein modification enzymes that function to add or remove sugars, add sulfate groups ...

The enzymes troponin I and troponin T are normal proteins that are important in the contractile apparatus of the cardiac myocyte. The proteins are released into the circulation between 3 and 4 ...

A new study from Weill Cornell Medicine provides insights into how cells maintain the tiny end caps of chromosomes as they ...

Now, a new study demonstrates a proof of concept for a new strategy: engineering proteases -- enzymes that cut proteins at specific sites -- to selectively degrade these elusive targets with high ...