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Urease is one of the most consequential enzymes in the microbial world. By hydrolyzing urea into ammonia and carbon dioxide, it lets bacteria tap a ubiquitous nitrogen source, buffer their internal pH ...

A well-mixed powder consisting of dry urea and urease exposed to air containing discrete amounts of water vapor showed a release of carbon-14 dioxide above 60-percent relative humidity. The relative ...

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Coastal erosion severely threatens the stability of sandy shorelines, necessitating low-cost and sustainable bio-mediated treatment methods for shoreline protection. This study investigates an ...

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In biocementation, the overall degree of cementation achieved is constrained by the successful completion of four individual, potentially rate-limiting steps: (i) adsorption of the biocatalyst urease ...

Doctorate in Translational Biotechnology, Center for Biotechnology of Natural Resources, Universidad Catolica del Maule, Talca 3480094, Chile Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Computational Chemistry, ...

“Water activity” or “the activity of water” (typically abbreviated as “aw”) is a critical parameter in food science that influences microbial growth and chemical reactions (including enzymatic ...

A study conducted by researchers at the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has uncovered how widely used agricultural chemicals, designed to enhance fertilizer efficiency, ...

Researchers from the Institute of Applied Ecology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a new plant-based inhibitor that can improve the efficiency and stability of fertilizers. The ...