This week at the American Chemical Society national meeting in San Diego, researchers reported a way to protect bioremediation enzymes by packaging them in a protein cage.

Key sectors in the white biotechnology market include biofuels, biochemicals, industrial enzymes, and biomaterials, with new ...

The idea seems simple enough: use an enzyme that will react with the contaminant, called a substrate, and convert it into something benign. The idea is appealing because the process could be used ...

The finding also has applications for the pharmaceutical industry, where enzymes are sought as environmentally friendly and cost-effective options in bioremediation, and other applications.

Enzyme immobilization has been extensively employed by protein engineers for a variety of applications, including bioremediation, biosensors and industrial biocatalysts. However, the precise ...

Fungi secrete a diverse repertoire of enzymes that break down tenacious plant material. These powerful enzymes degrade plant cell wall components such as cellulose and lignin, resulting in the release ...

Functional enzyme–polymer complexes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2022; 119 (13) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2119509119 ...

Waltmann found that too much negative charge in the polymer meant the enzyme would dissolve in the water, and the polymer would not cover enough of the enzyme surface to protect it. He had to be ...