#enzymes

[hellsitegenetics]

How do you feel about aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase enzyme?

HOIUUOOUUOOUOHHH IM CATALYZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[coldmilkbeforebed]

So apparently there's an enzyme called LUCIFERASE and it encodes for bioluminescence.

HOW EVIL IS THAT?

[ladysencen]

Enzymes

Okay, so this post has to do the role that enzymes play in elvin anatomy. My idea is that elves don't actually have enzymes, as seen by the fact that they require a daily bottle of Youth, which contains enzymes. This implies that elves can't make enzymes on their own. This also could be why they consider human food to be toxic. It's because they don't have the enzymes needed to break it down. This could also be a contributing factor in their vegetarian diet as meat requires more enzymes than fruits and vegetables due to its higher concentration of complex proteins and connective tissue. So, because they don't have these enzymes, they can't eat meat. Finally, their lack of enzymes may be part of why they're able to regulate their body temperature. Enzymes have to be in an optimum environment of 37.4 °C (99.32 °F) or they get denatured (can't function). But since elves don't have enzymes they can change their body temperature with little to no risk of denaturation. This post was super fun to write. I've muttering about this idea for the last two days!

[materialsscienceandengineering]

This new building material pulls carbon out of the air

A new enzyme-powered building material turns CO2 into strength—offering a cleaner, faster alternative to concrete.

Researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) have developed a new building material that removes more carbon from the atmosphere than it produces. The advance, reported in the high-impact journal Matter, describes a material called enzymatic structural material (ESM). It is designed to be strong, long-lasting, and recyclable, while requiring far less energy to make than traditional construction materials. The project was led by Nima Rahbar, the Ralph H. White Family Distinguished Professor and head of the Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering. His team created ESM using an enzyme that helps turn carbon dioxide into solid mineral particles. These particles are then bonded together and cured under gentle conditions. The process allows the material to be shaped into structural components within hours.

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[mindblowingscience]

Enzyme shape-shifting captured in real time during catalysis

Researchers have captured real-time "molecular movies" showing how an enzyme changes shape during catalysis. The study was published in Natu

Researchers have captured real-time "molecular movies" showing how an enzyme changes shape during catalysis. The study was published in Nature Communications. Using an advanced technique called mix-and-inject serial crystallography at Japan's SACLA X-ray free-electron laser facility, the team observed domain movements and structural changes in the enzyme, copper amine oxidase enzyme over millisecond timescales, revealing dynamics that are nearly impossible to observe by other methods.

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[basicallyanotherwitchesthing]

E.W. Hildick - The Active-Enzyme, Lemon-Freshened Junior High School Witch - Doubleday & Company - 1973 (illustrations by Iris Schweitzer)

[janasojka]

just night.

[filipinofoodart]

Enzymes break down starches. Enzymada breaks down sadness!

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