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Despite all of man's inventions, the miracle of digestion has not been fully replicated. It is impossible for a machine to digest food.... unless it has enzymes, and these enzymes can only be created by living organisms. No enzymes used in manufacturing can be produced without life, even single-celled organisms, which must be alive to produce enzymes. The power of food cannot be unlocked without life.
There's still time to register for TOMORROW's FREE online #BeilsteinTalk βAccelerating evolution of biocatalyzed oxidation reactionsβ with Joelle N. Pelletier, University of Montreal π¨π¦.
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March 19, 2026
π 3β4 pm CET
π https://www.beilstein-institut.de/en/talks/biochemistry-accelerating-evolution-of-biocatalyzed-oxidation-reactions/?M=y
Registration is FREE!
#EnzymeEngineering #biocatalysis #enzymes #biochemistry #BeilsteinTalks
How can enzymes efficiently be evolved to have a broad substrate scope for #OrganicSynthesis?
In his talk at #Biochemistry2026, Stephan Hammer addressed this question on the example of methyl transferases.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.202510300
#Biochemistry #Evolution #Enzymes
Interesting talk by Max HΓ€ussler at #Biochemistry2026. He talked about "Data Processing and Kinetic Modelling of HPLC Reaction Time Courses with EnzymeML Tools".
https://enzymeml.org/
#Biochemistry #Bioinformatics #Enzymes #Kinetics
π Enzymes work as 'Maxwell's demon' by using memory stored as motion
https://phys.org/news/2026-02-enzymes-maxwell-demon-memory-motion.html
Living cells are sustained by countless chemical reactions that must be carefully regulated to maintain internal order and function. Enzymes play a central role in this process, accelerating reactions that would otherwise proceed too slowly to support life.
Now in Chem Sci! π
We investigated how #enzymes in the #nonribosomal #biosynthesis of life-saving #peptide #antibiotics can be engineered.
Assuming that #promiscuity serves as a springboard for #evolution, we measured the specificity profiles of hundreds of mutants. The results revealed remarkable shifts in substrate specificity in multiple directions, highlighting the evolutionary potential of these enzymes and leading the way for engineering antibiotic biosynthesis.
𦴠A 3D-printed, bone-like composite developed at @EPFL uses #enzymes to accelerate mineralization through an energy-efficient, room-temperature process. The strong, lightweight material shows promise for #bone repair applications.
β±οΈ After only four days of mineralization, the porous composite can bear the average weight of an adult human on an area as small as 1.5 cm x 1.5 cm!
π Read more about this work, now published in Advanced Functional Materials π https://actu.epfl.ch/news/a-3d-printable-scaffold-to-support-fast-bone-growt/
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Earl
Max-Planck-Gesellschaft
Beilstein-Institut
Stephan Hacker
GDCh Division of Biochemistry
Paul Houle
KriesLab
EPFL School of Engineering