When the skin is injured, a stem cell’s survival instincts kick in. New research reveals that a simple amino acid, serine, ...

The laminin-411 protein is vital for the formation of the myelin membrane by oligodendrocytes, report researchers from Japan.

There is an unusual 21st amino acid too, called selenocysteine. It is needed for the function of some enzymes. However, it is not coded for directly in the genome. It is formed by the modification of ...

"The organelle can make proteins by using synthetic non-canonical amino acids. Currently, we know of more than 300 different non-canonical amino acids - compared to twenty which are naturally ...

Scientists found that adult stem cells intended to maintain hair growth are sometimes redirected to healing skin instead and the amino acid serine, found in common foods, regulates this process. The ...

More information: Shaafique Chowdhury et al, Carbon Negative Synthesis of Amino Acids Using a Cell-Free-Based Biocatalyst, ACS Synthetic Biology (2024). DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.4c00359 ...

Amino acids play a fundamental role in regulating how cells respond to drugs. These molecules, which form proteins, act like ...

This amino acid serves as a ready target for functionalization reactions that could produce silks with a range of novel properties (ACS Synth. Biol. 2018. DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.7b00437).

Researchers from the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics (MPI-CBG) in Dresden now show that the modern human variant of the protein TKTL1, which differs by only a single ...

Samrat Mukhopadhyay, Uday Maitra, Chemistry and biology of bile acids, Current Science, Vol. 87, No. 12 (25 December 2004), pp. 1666-1683 ...