BOSTON — Rooted in place, plants can’t run away from arsenic-tainted soil — but they’re far from helpless. Scientists have identified enzymes that help rice plant roots tame arsenic, converting it ...

A Washington University study shows how plants use specialized enzymes, CMT2 and CMT3, to add methyl groups to DNA, regulating gene expression for environmental resilience. This discovery could inform ...

As an enzyme, chalcone isomerase acts as a catalyst to accelerate chemical reactions in plants. It also helps to ensure the chemicals that are made in the plant are the proper form, since molecules ...

HHMI researchers have found an enzyme involved in the production of the plant hormone auxin. Researchers have identified an enzyme involved in the production of auxin, a plant growth hormone that ...

EAST LANSING, Mich. – As global temperatures rise, it’s imperative that plants can adapt to new and changing conditions. As global temperatures rise, it’s imperative that plants can adapt to new and ...

With the current drive towards production of alternative fuels from plant material, enzymes which can break down this material into useable compounds are required in industrial quantities and at a low ...

A new study published in Plant Physiology opens the door to developing more robust and cold-resistant tomato (Solanum ...

Deep within the world's oceans lurk marine bacteria armed with plastic-munching enzymes, their evolution seemingly sculpted ...

For decades, researchers thought that wood-feeding insects relied entirely on their helpful microbes to break down the tough cell walls of plants. Recently, cellulase, an enzyme that digests the cell ...