There are two types of enzymes produced by biological cells: one type of enzymes that are produced inside the cell and then secreted outside the cell for action, called extracellular enzymes. Most of ...

Downstream sample preparation for subsequent quality attribute analysis represents “a significant bottleneck in process development for non-antibody biologics,” wrote Kevin Brower, PhD, global head of ...

Attached to many proteins are glycans—complex strings of sugars—that change how the whole unit functions. Removing them makes it easier to study both the proteins and glycans. But many glycans don’t ...

Focusing on an enzyme in yeast, they demonstrated how contrasts in atomic scale motions impact their function. The method ...

Engineers devised a way to purify protein drugs during manufacturing. Their approach, which uses nanoparticles to rapidly crystallize proteins, could help make protein drugs more affordable and ...

People with chronic lung diseases such as cystic fibrosis are caught in a vicious circle: infections cause inflammation and immune cells rush into airways, but in the process of killing infectious ...

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is one of the most widely used plastics, commonly found in bottles, fibers, and many other products. It is a unique member of the plastic family as it can be broken ...