Tag: Biochemistry

January 22, 2021

Cryo-electron microscopy study allows researchers to visualize structural changes in an E. coli enzyme synthesizing ribosomal RNA that shift it ...

ACSL1 as a main catalyst of CoA conjugation of propionic acid-class NSAIDs in liver

January 22, 2021

Researchers from Kanazawa University find that propionic acid-class NSAIDs are conjugated with CoA by hepatic ACSL1, leading to liver toxicity ...

Message in a bottle: Info-rich bubbles respond to antibiotics

Credit: The Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University. Once regarded as merely cast-off waste products of cellular life, bacterial membrane ...

Producing green hydrogen through the exposure of nanomaterials to sunlight

A research team from INRS has joined forces with French researchers from ICPEES to pave the way towards the production ...

OHIO researchers ID potential target for anti-viral drugs to battle COVID

OHIO researchers published the first structural biology analysis of a section of the COVID-19 viral RNA called the stem-loop II ...

Researchers develop a new approach to detect pancreatic cancer

NIH researchers identify new genetic disorder that affects brain, craniofacial skeleton

January 20, 2021

Analysis of patients with rare condition uncovers key pathway for human developmentCredit: Werner lab, NIDCR Researchers at the National Institutes ...

Cats love silver vine and catnip for a more practical reason than developing euphoria

January 20, 2021

Cats use the plants to repel mosquitoesCredit: Masao Miyazaki & Reiko Uenoyama Catnip and silver vine have been known as ...

Acidification impedes shell development of plankton off the US West Coast

Credit: Credit: NOAA Ocean Acidification Program Shelled pteropods, microscopic free-swimming sea snails, are widely regarded as indicators for ocean acidification ...

Fishing out the bad apples: Novel quantitative method to assess the safety of food

Scientists from Korea develop an effective yet simple strategy to quantify histamine levels in fish samplesCredit: Unsplash Consumers of purchased ...

Rethinking spin chemistry from a quantum perspective

Osaka City University breaks from convention with a true quantum algorithm that can calculate energy differences between the electronic ground ...

A neuronal cocktail for motivation

A research story from the generous fruit fly that identifies the machinery behind the fly's relentless flying pursuits.Credit: Anamika Sharma ...

A massive advance in spectrometry

Scientists at Kanazawa University combine continuum and molecular dynamics simulations to study the neutralization of excess charges during mass spectrometry, ...

Proposing a new drug to treat tuberculosis utilizing state-of-the-art computer simulations

In silico drug design for inhibiting the cell division of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and suppressing its growth based on high-precision molecular ...

Lasers & molecular tethers create perfectly patterned platforms for tissue engineering

Credit: Batalov et al., PNAS, 2021 Imagine going to a surgeon to have a diseased or injured organ switched out ...

New method to assist fast-tracking of vaccines for pre-clinical tests

Novel tuberculosis vaccine demonstrated strong immune response in miceCredit: University of Sydney Scientists in Australia have developed a method for ...

Synthesis of potent antibiotic follows unusual chemical pathway

Credit: Booker Lab, Penn State UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Images of a protein involved in creating a potent antibiotic reveal the ...

Eliminating microplastics in wastewater directly at the source

A research team from INRS has developed a process for the electrolytic treatment of wastewater that degrades microplastics at the ...

Better diet and glucose uptake in the brain lead to longer life in fruit flies

January 16, 2021

Improved neuronal glucose uptake plus healthier eating might have anti-aging effectsCredit: Tokyo Metropolitan University Tokyo, Japan - Researchers from Tokyo ...

Nanodiamonds feel the heat