In the bioeconomy, biotechnological processes are replacing processes that rely on fossil resources. Microorganisms and enzymes are being used in targeted fashion as biocatalysts for industrial ...

Living organisms consist to a large extent of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) compounds. These have to be taken in with food or, in the case of plants, produced through photosynthesis. A previously ...

Phenylpyruvic acid (PPA) is a versatile organic acid extensively used in pharmaceuticals, food additives, and chemical synthesis. It serves as a key raw material for producing D-phenylalanine and ...

Bacillus sp. are prominent sources of extracellular enzymes, especially proteases, which have been proposed for the eco-friendly recovery of silver from used X-ray films, as the conventional methods ...

Old Yellow Enzymes (OYEs) were discovered in the 1930s and have been the subject of much research ever since. This is because these biocatalysts -- coloured yellow by an auxiliary molecule -- are ...

A new PET bottle synthesized from terephthalic acid that was recovered from C-grade composite flakes containing colored flakes and aluminum materials. Photo: Ministry of Science and ICT South Korean ...

Biocatalyst provides 4,000-fold productivity increase over natural eenzyme. Researchers at Codexis say they have developed a custom biocatalyst that showed a 4,000-fold productivity increase over the ...

(RTTNews) - Ecovyst Inc. (ECVT), a global leader in advanced materials and specialty catalysts, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding - MOU with Enzyme Supplies Ltd, a key player in industrial ...

An enzyme could make a dream come true for the energy industry: It can efficiently produce hydrogen using electricity and can also generate electricity from hydrogen. The enzyme is protected by ...