A team of scientists from Germany's University of Tübingen has discovered a novel and unusual sugar molecule that is harmless to animals and humans but can effectively disrupt the growth of various ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University scientists have defined a hidden second option plants have for making an essential amino acid that could be the first step in boosting plants' nutritional ...

Cyanobacteria, an aerobic prokaryote, is known for performing " photosynthesis" that generates oxygen and saccharides from carbon dioxide and water in the air by converting light energy into chemical ...

The shikimate pathway enzyme 5-enol-pyruvyl-shikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase (3-phosphoshikimate-1-carboxyvinyl transferase, EC 2.5.1.19) was purified from cultured maize (Zea mays L. var Black ...