News

Less bitter, just as satiating—study on pea protein hydrolyzates delivers surprising findings
A study by the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich shows that less ...
Science Daily5d
Researchers find promise in a new peptide drug to combat a deadly brain cancer
A lab-designed molecule developed and extensively studied could represent a breakthrough in slowing tumor recurrence in glioblastoma, an aggressive and deadly form of brain cancer.
Nature5d
Rare ‘ambidextrous’ protein breaks rules of handedness
Most proteins are left-handed, but scientists have found an ancient molecule that works in both mirror-image forms.
Early Earth chemistry: Triplet RNA building blocks and freeze-thaw cycles enable self-replication in water
Chemists at UCL and the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology have demonstrated how RNA (ribonucleic acid) might have ...
C&EN4d
Isolation, Structure Elucidation, and Biosynthesis of a Cysteate-Containing Nonribosomal Peptide in Streptomyces lincolnensis
State Key Laboratory of Bioorganic and Natural Products Chemistry, Center for Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 345 ...
C&EN2d
Engineering Fungal Nonribosomal Peptide Synthetase-like Enzymes by Heterologous Expression and Domain Swapping
† Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Southern California, School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, California 90089, United States ‡ Department of Chemistry, College of ...
Healthline5d
What Is Choline? An Essential Nutrient With Many Benefits
Choline helps convert the amino acid homocysteine to methionine. Therefore, a deficiency of choline can result in an accumulation of homocysteine in your blood. Choline is required to produce ...