Too much sugar? There's an enzyme for that
Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 06:44
in Health & Medicine
The recent discovery of a glucose detoxification enzyme provides novel therapeutics for obesity and diabetes, say scientists. This enzyme, named glycerol 3-phosphate phosphatase (G3PP), plays a central role in controlling glucose and fat utilization. The research team has demonstrated that G3PP is able to detoxify excess sugar from the cells, and their discovery should lead to the development of new therapeutics for illnesses associated with sugar intake.