After trawling through thousands of protein sequences in online databases, researchers have landed a prize catch: a handful of enzymes that conveniently turn amino acids into much more valuable ...

Having persistently high liver enzyme levels present in early adulthood is a strong predictor of type 2 diabetes risk. Learn ...

Switching off a single enzyme in immune cells protected mice from obesity, type 2 diabetes, and fatty liver disease in a new study, offering a potential new treatment target for metabolic disorders.

Imagine trying to bake a cake without heat. You’ve got all the ingredients like flour, eggs and sugar, but nothing is happening. That’s what your body would be like without enzymes: potential but no ...

Supplements containing gluten enzymes are available in the United States. However, research into the effects of gluten enzymes on celiac disease (CD) and other conditions is ongoing. Gluten refers to ...

Certain glycans -- sugar-like compounds with carbohydrate chains -- containing galactose, may exhibit potential prebiotic properties that support human health. Identifying enzymes capable of breaking ...