Nitroreductase enzymes convert toxic thaxtomins into non-damaging forms, enabling selective herbicide use without harming resistant crop plants.
An isomerase enzyme converts dihydroxyacetone into glyceraldehyde through direct catalysis.
A recombinant microorganism produces carnosine, histidine, and beta-alanine through metabolic engineering.
Amine oxidase converts 1-methylpyrrolidine into an imine intermediate, replacing toxic chemical catalysts with mild enzymatic steps to lower production costs.
Periodic plasma operation produces hydrogen peroxide in situ, maintaining enzyme stability and avoiding electrode-induced precipitation during biocatalysis.
Attenuating recA genes in Escherichia coli boosts isoprene productivity while lowering carbon source consumption costs.
Novel ω3 desaturase enzymes maintain high catalytic activity at normal temperatures to enable efficient eicosapentaenoic acid biosynthesis.
A phenylalanine to isoleucine substitution in the sunflower PPO gene enables post-emergence weed control with saflufenacil without transgenic methods.
Amino acid substitutions in HpaB enhance catalytic activity, resolving low substrate affinity and improving L-DOPA yield from L-tyrosine.
Balancing IspH and IspG activity prevents HMBPP accumulation, resolving feedback inhibition to boost terpene yield from glucose in microbial systems.
Engineered imine reductases replace multi-step chemical synthesis with single-step enzymatic reduction, improving stereoselectivity and yield.
Engineered heme proteins catalyze carbene transfer to alkynes for cyclopropene formation.
Site-directed mutagenesis of isopropyl malate synthase relieves L-leucine feedback inhibition, enabling high-yield production via strain TE03.