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

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

A team of biochemists at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has developed a faster way to identify molecules in the ...

About 98% of lignin created as a forestry by-product from plants is discarded, but a new enzyme could be the key to extracting high-value molecules from this waste using a green chemistry approach.

Ancient enzymes show life’s nitrogen signal stayed unchanged for billions of years, helping scientists read early Earth.

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 ...

Practically all biochemical processes involve enzymes that accelerate chemical reactions. A research team has now for the first time deciphered the molecular mechanism of the enzyme AsqJ. Their ...

Chemists at the University of California - Los Angeles (UCLA) have reported the successful development of 'designer enzymes,' a major breakthrough in computational chemistry and protein engineering.

A research group at Uppsala University has recreated several billion-year-old enzymes and reprogrammed them to speed up completely different chemical reactions than their modern variants can handle.

A research team has resurrected several billion-year-old enzymes and reprogrammed them to catalyze completely different chemical reactions than their modern versions can manage. The method can be used ...

William Gilpin in physics and Devleena Samanta in chemistry each were selected for the honor.