Scientists demystify an enzyme responsible for drug and food metabolism
Thursday, November 11, 2010 - 15:20
in Biology & Nature
Scientists led by Michael Green at Penn State University, have solved a 40-year-old puzzle about the mysterious process by which a critical enzyme metabolizes nutrients in foods and chemicals in drugs such as Tylenol, caffeine and opiates. The discovery may help future researchers develop a wide range of more efficient and less-expensive drugs, household products and other chemicals.