A new study has identified one of the reasons why cancer frequently spreads from elsewhere in the body to the lungs: an amino ...

A study conducted by researchers at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology has uncovered a pivotal role of asparagine ...

Pyruvate occupies a central node in carbohydrate metabolism such that how it is produced and consumed can optimize a cell for energy production or biosynthetic capacity. This has been primarily ...

Using just 20 amino acid letters, ribosomes spell out all the proteins needed to keep cells ticking. But Jason Chin, head of Cambridge’s Centre for Chemical & Synthetic Biology, has long ...

Trans-fatty acids (TFA) are a major cause of cardiovascular diseases. These harmful fats can accumulate along artery walls, ...

Valine is one of three branched-chain amino acids (BCAA), compounds the body requires to create and maintain proteins, brain chemicals, and hormones. The body can't make its own, so foods that contain ...

The GSK Carbon Neutral Laboratories for Sustainable Chemistry, University of Nottingham, Jubilee Campus, Nottingham NG7 2TU, United Kingdom School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University ...

Proteins are required for the structure and regulation of the body’s tissues and organs. They are made up of long chains of amino acids—at least 20 different types of amino acids, in fact. The exact ...