In the world of biofuel production, breaking down plant material is a big challenge. Scientists have been working on ways to make this process more efficient. One promising approach involves using enzymes from a heat-loving fungus called Rasamsonia emersonii. This fungus naturally produces enzymes that can break down plant material, but not enough of a crucial type ...

Chemists took off on a quest. The aim was to change how enzymes work. These enzymes are like tiny machines given sugar as a source of any damage. Dig into enzymes known as pyranose oxidase (POx) and C-glycoside oxidase (CGOx). Part of the oxidoreductase family, these enzymes are the work of FAD. Both POx and CGOs share a similar structure. POx, in its natural fo...

Biocatalysis is all about using enzymes to make stuff, and it's a big deal for many industries. One cool way scientists are making it even better is by looking back in time. They use something called ancestral sequence reconstruction (ASR) to figure out what ancient enzymes might have looked like. This helps them create super-stable enzymes and even tools to make new...