Enzymes help speed up chemical reactions in the body. They control everything from digesting food, to muscle growth, to blood ...

Each enzyme has a set of conditions where they work best, depending on where they act and what they do. But what happens if an enzyme is missing or doesn’t work the way it’s supposed to? One example ...

Maurice’s work involves an unexpected way of controlling ... Maurice and I started our conversation by discussing how enzymes do what they do. Enzymes are molecules in our bodies, and they ...

so “the enzyme can safely get to the small intestine where it does its main work.” A couple of commonly used over-the-counter ...

Denaturation is a permanent change. Some enzymes (e.g. in biological washing powders) are thermostable, meaning they can work at a wide range of temperatures. This allows biological washing powder ...

A deeper look into the apparent self-defense mechanisms of these bacteriophage-resistant bacteria revealed their secret weapon: a group of enzymes called restriction endonucleases, or restriction ...