In plants, vanillin is synthesized by the conversion of ferulic acid by the enzyme—VpVAN. However, laboratory biosynthesis of vanillin from plant-derived VpVAN yields only very small quantities ...

Plants and microbes are known to secrete enzymes to transform organic phosphorus into bioavailable inorganic phosphorus. Now, researchers report iron oxides can drive the same conversion at comparable ...

By uncovering the role this enzyme plays in infecting plants, the researchers believe they can engineer more resilient rice crops, as well as other fruit and vegetable crops, capable of ...

plants, algae, and photosynthetic bacteria are the world's best tools for removing carbon dioxide (CO 2) from the atmosphere. The majority of this work is done by one enzyme: Rubisco, the most ...