Formaldehyde is a common chemical used in various industries as a disinfectant, resin precursor, and synthetic intermediate.

image: Enzyme substrate specificity involving material conversion processes is pertinent to e.g. biochemistry, metabolic engineering, and environmental remediation; however, it is one of the most ...

The first partner company is on the path to market, but the implications are clear: eXoZymes has created a scalable production engine for molecules that were previously too rare or expensive to make.

Researchers from the Manchester Institute of Biotechnology (MIB) have developed a new enzyme engineering platform to improve plastic degrading enzymes through directed evolution. To illustrate the ...

Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are functional, low-calorie carbohydrates renowned for their prebiotic properties and widespread applicability in the food and pharmaceutical industries. Current ...

The research findings were featured on the cover of Nature Catalysis and highlighted in Nature, as well as in collections in Nature Chemical Engineering in 2022 and 2023. A joint research team, led by ...

Biocatalysis, protein engineering, and flow chemistry are key enabling technologies that can yield drastically shorter and greener chemical processes. We sought to leverage these technologies to ...

Formaldehyde is a common chemical used in various industries as a disinfectant, resin precursor, and synthetic intermediate. It is volatile, highly ...

Scientists build a synthetic metabolism that converts CO2-derived formate into valuable chemicals outside living cells.

Scientists have long struggled to target proteins that lack defined structure and are involved in cancer, neurodegenerative disorders like Parkinson's disease, and other serious illnesses. Now, a new ...

Part of the complex process that turns raw materials into finished products like detergents, cosmetics and flavors relies on enzymes, which facilitate chemical transformations. But finding the right ...