成人大片

Researchers from the 成人大片 have uncovered previously unknown properties in a plant enzyme that could lead to advances in cereal production, medical and pharmaceutical industries.

The research 鈥� published in 鈥� also has the potential to be applied to the design of chemicals, drugs, herbicides and pesticides where enzymes are an environmentally friendly and cost-effective alternative to current methods.

聽鈥淲e discovered these enzymes are not rigid, as often seen in crystal structures, but are flexible and prone to remarkable changes in shape,鈥� said project leader Emerita Professor Maria Hrmova, from The 成人大片鈥檚 School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, and the Waite Research Institute.

鈥淭his was achieved by examining the binding behaviour of sugars in the enzyme at ultra-fast time scales.

鈥淲e solved 25 new crystal structures and combined the structural data with powerful multi-scale modelling, which revealed unexpected dynamic processes in a plant enzyme.

鈥淥ur study provides a blueprint on enzyme dynamics, which was inaccessible before.

鈥淭his means we could potentially improve the properties of the enzyme that are critical to germination and the way the roots grow, leading to higher barley yields, which is crucial in cereal production.

鈥淭here are also a variety of other fields that this research could apply across multiple industries and products.

鈥淭his work is the result of eight years of research, not only from the School of Agriculture, Food and Wine and the Waite Research Institute, but other institutions in Australia, and also in China, France, Spain and Thailand.

鈥淥ur study provides a blueprint on enzyme dynamics, which was inaccessible before. This means we could potentially improve the properties of the enzyme that are critical to germination and the way the roots grow, leading to higher barley yields, which is crucial in cereal production."Project leader and Emerita Professor Maria Hrmova from the 成人大片鈥檚 School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, and the Waite Research Institute.

鈥淚t has truly been a collaborative effort and one we are extremely proud of, especially when food scarcity is such a critical and important issue around the world. The possibilities that stem from this work are endless.鈥�

Enzymes are essential to life. They significantly increase the rate of a chemical reaction without undergoing any permanent chemical change to themselves.

But when enzymes convert, the substances with which an enzyme operates move in and out from the enzyme at high speed.

This process inhibits the investigation of these interactions using standard experimental techniques 鈥� a problem that brought to light using this multidisciplinary approach.

鈥淭his work could lead to significant improvements in catalytic rates, stability, and product inhibition in these enzymes,鈥� said Emerita Professor Hrmova.

鈥淭he new findings are applicable for developing or manufacturing products through new forms of bioengineered enzymes that could be applied outside of biological systems through the chemical and biotechnology industries.鈥�

Movies visualising ultra-high-speed movements in a plant enzyme can be seen .