medicines

Enzymes Could Lead To Petroleum-Free Fuels And Medicine

SAN FRANCISCO - A new study has now shed fresh insight into accessing sugars trapped within plants, paving the way for petroleum-free fuels, chemicals, and medicines. Cellulose, abundant in plant residues, poses a challenge due to its toughness. Specialized enzymes in certain organisms facilitate the breakdown of cellulose into essential sugars for microbial metabolism. Harnessing

By |2024-02-07T11:00:19-05:00February 7th, 2024|Life Sciences|

Watching Detox Enzymes Work Could Lead To Better Medicines

ANN ARBOR - Medicines that are easier on your liver, as well as on the environment, could one day result from a new experimental technique developed by University of Michigan researchers. The researchers figured out how to gently trap a class of key enzymes called Cytochrome P450s, which serve as cleansing proteins in the liver

By |2016-03-04T09:35:10-05:00March 4th, 2016|Life Sciences|