Inspired by the simple mechanism of a seesaw—when one side goes up, the other side goes down—researchers asked an intriguing ...

Ozempic has been making headlines for its remarkable success in treating obesity and diabetes. Yet it is just one in a rapidly growing class of drugs called peptide therapeutics that sits between ...

The peptidases can break bonds between specific D- and L-amino acids, filling a gap in the toolbox for natural products ...

Ozempic has been making headlines for its remarkable success in treating obesity and diabetes. Yet it is just one in a ...

The framework predicts how proteins will function with several interacting mutations and finds combinations that work well ...

The traditional explanation of the initial genetic code in life seems less established when ancient proteins seem to be ...

In a peer-reviewed analysis, scientists quantify amino acids before and after our “last universal common ancestor.” The last universal common ancestor (LUCA) is the single life form that branched into ...

The biopharmaceutical sector is transitioning from reactive off-line quality control to a proactive quality by design (QbD) framework. Process analytical technology (PAT) enables this shift through ...

Elizabeth Barnes, MS, RDN, LDN, is a dietitian with a focus on treating clients with eating disorders and disordered eating to help them to mend their relationship with food and their bodies. BCAAs ...

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to exist on Bennu, a small asteroid that swings by our planet about every six ...

Amino acids have long been known to improve the stability and solubility of proteins. Amino acids might be added to insulin, for example, to maintain shelf-life and stop undesired chemical reactions ...

It’s hard to imagine many kitchens without soy sauce. Thanks to its deep umami flavor, easy accessibility and salty kick, we splash it on stir-fries, marinate meats with it, drizzle it over rice and ...