http://www.inveslogic.com/tags/enzyme Blog Articles Tagged with 'enzyme' at http://www.inveslogic.com en http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/biotech-weblog/1129234?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme A gene in rice that controls the size and weight of rice grains has been identified, and may thus be useful for breeding high-yield rice. The GIF1 gene is responsible for controlling the activity of the enzyme invertase, which is located in the cell ... Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:34:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/biotech-weblog/1129234?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/biotech-weblog/1115425?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Stephanie Horrocks Researchers have designed a nano-sized trojan horse particle to aid in the absorption of antioxidants in the gut by protectin antioxidants from enzyme and acid breakdown.The solution is to design a ... Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:56:46 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/biotech-weblog/1115425?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/biotech-weblog/1112236?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Tor Lindqvist Biomedical engineers from Tuft's University have developed a novel silk-based optics that may be used in devices such as sensors which would combine sophisticated nanoscale optics with biological readout f... Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:26:39 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/biotech-weblog/1112236?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/biotech-weblog/1109620?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme A video has been submitted as part of a manuscript published the open access journal BMC Neurology, documenting the rapid language improvement within minutes of using a novel immune-based treatment for Alzheimer's Disease. The vieo may be downloaded ... Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:44:18 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/biotech-weblog/1109620?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/biotech-weblog/1105394?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme A newly identified enzyme, Cpl-1, has been reported to successfully treat symptoms of bacterial meningitis in mice trials.Working with colleagues from the Institute for Infectious Diseases in Bern, Switzerland, Fischetti found that young mice infecte... Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:52:07 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/biotech-weblog/1105394?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/1104913?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme I was mentioning the gamma secretase enzyme around here just the other day as a longstanding target for Alzheimer's therapy. I remember the periodduring the 1990s when the enzyme hadn't been identified yet, and frankly, it was a lot easier to get exc... Mon, 30 Jun 2008 08:25:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/1104913?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/1103848?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme Today I have the second part of the guest commentary from Zurich's Dr. Theo Wallimann on research funding in Europe. Today he advances his proposal for a new way of funding young scientists:The definite proof that European Research Programs (such as ... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 08:10:32 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/1103848?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/1102718?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme My post a few days ago on research in the EU, quoting a letter to Nature from Dr. Theo Wallimann in Zurich, started off a long comment thread. And now I've heard from Dr. Wallimann himself, who has a wealth of personal experience with research fundin... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:11:12 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/1102718?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/1100901?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme If you go to the med-chem or pharmacology literature databases and type Aurora kinase , you'd better stand back. A geyser of publications will come spraying out, most of them having to do with Aurora A and/or Aurora B as possible targets for cancer ... Mon, 23 Jun 2008 08:28:32 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/1100901?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/1095827?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme Let s start from first principles: most drugs mess something up. More elegantly, most drugs inhibit some enzyme s activity or block some receptor s binding site. Proteins are generally pretty well optimized at what they do, so it s a lot easi... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:11:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/1095827?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/1083739?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme We recently encountered a problem that s (unfortunately) a rather common one. An enzyme assay turned up an interesting hit compound, with some characteristics that we were hoping to see for leads against our target. A re-test showed that yes, the a... Tue, 03 Jun 2008 08:20:14 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/1083739?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/1075236?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme Something that s come up in the last few posts around here is the way that we chemists think about the insides of enzymes. It s a tricky subject, because when you picture things on that scale, the intuition you have for objects starts to betray y... Fri, 23 May 2008 08:18:23 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/in-the-pipeline/1075236?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1068816?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme Changing the sugars attached to a hormone produced in the pituitary gland increased fertility levels in mice nearly 50 percent, a research group at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has found. The change appears to alter a reprodu... Fri, 16 May 2008 12:12:37 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1068816?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1067423?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme Using ingenious molecular espionage, scientists have found how a single key enzyme, seemingly the Swiss Army knife in HIV s toolbox, differentiates and dynamically binds both DNA and RNA as part of the virus s fierce attack on host cells. The wor... Thu, 15 May 2008 11:17:51 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1067423?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1065843?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme On the same day that Elixir Pharmaceuticals canned its IPO plans citing tough market conditions, Aldagen filed an S-1 expecting to raise as much as $81M. The company has not yet issued details of how many shares they expect to offer or even the shar... Wed, 14 May 2008 03:52:01 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/etf-investor/1065843?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1065915?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme On the same day that Elixir Pharmaceuticals canned its IPO plans citing tough market conditions, Aldagen filed an S-1 expecting to raise as much as $81M. The company has not yet issued details of how many shares they expect to offer or even the shar... Wed, 14 May 2008 03:52:01 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/us-market-blog/1065915?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/seeking-alpha-biotech-stocks/1065962?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme On the same day that Elixir Pharmaceuticals canned its IPO plans citing tough market conditions, Aldagen filed an S-1 expecting to raise as much as $81M. The company has not yet issued details of how many shares they expect to offer or even the shar... Wed, 14 May 2008 03:52:01 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/seeking-alpha-biotech-stocks/1065962?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1065099?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme By inducing a specific gene to increase expression of a key enzyme, vitamin D protects healthy prostate cells from the damage and injuries that can lead to cancer, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report.read more... Tue, 13 May 2008 11:14:54 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1065099?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1061819?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme I commented on a post on the Bad Language blog, produced by my good friend Matthew Stibbe, earlier this week. He was waxing lyrical about cutting power consumption in his SOHO and mentioned how he prefers to brew tea with freshly drawn water. I point... Fri, 09 May 2008 08:00:01 -0400 http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-base/1061819?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme http://www.inveslogic.com/sectors/directory/science-blog/1059842?rsstype=tag&tag=enzyme Imagine being able to tone down appetite and promote weight loss, while improving the body's ability to handle blood sugar levels. That's just what Tony Means, PhD, and his team at the Duke University Medical Center were able to do when they blocked ... 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