Lifespan extension is undeniably interesting, delving into the fundamental questions of what determines the expiration date of our cells (and our bodies). Research has found various genetic ...

Plants modify harmful substances through an inducible detoxification system. In Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), chemical induction of the cytochrome P450 gene CYP81D11 and other genes linked to ...

Mutation in mitochondrial gene doubles the lifespan in the worm C. elegans by turning on a detox pathway, researchers report. A mutant worm with a change in one mitochondrial gene produces more ...

Efficacy of repeated injections of CLR 131 (I-131-CLR1404) in a MES SA/Dx5 athymic nude mouse model. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2017 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract does not ...

Xenobiotic metabolism in human skin is a multifaceted process involving a network of phase I and phase II enzymatic pathways that modulate the biotransformation of externally applied chemicals such as ...

Vanda Gunning, Kyriakos Tzafestas, Helen Sparrow, Emily J. Johnston, Andrew S. Brentnall, Jennifer R. Potts, Elizabeth L. Rylott and Neil C. Bruce The explosive 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) is a major ...

Researchers report that larvae of the cabbage white butterfly use two gut enzymes to effectively disarm the mustard oil bomb, the major chemical defense system of their host plants. Cabbage white ...

Enzymes are incredibly important to our overall health. They are vital to nearly every biological process — accelerating chemical reactions within the body that would otherwise occur too slowly to ...