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Acetylation (or in IUPAC nomenclature ethanoylation) describes a reaction that introduces an acetyl functional group into an organic compound. Deacetylation is the removal of the acetyl group.

Study shows an entirely new complexity within enzyme machinery

Study shows an entirely new complexity within enzyme machinery

Proteins are the workers in a cell and, as the "basic element of life", are responsible for the most widely varying metabolic processes.

9 Jul 2020

UTEP researchers discover new target for tuberculosis drug development

UTEP researchers discover new target for tuberculosis drug development

Biology students and faculty members from The University of Texas at El Paso have discovered a new target for tuberculosis drug development.

1 Jul 2020

Researchers discover unknown enzyme activity towards human endogenous substrates

Researchers discover unknown enzyme activity towards human endogenous substrates

Scientists have identified an enzymatic activity towards common drugs as well as significant human endogenous substrates, that was previously not known.

24 Jun 2020

Protein modification may cause long-term consequences

Protein modification may cause long-term consequences

Sometimes proteins misfold. When that happens in the human brain, the pileup of misfolded proteins can lead to neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and ALS.

20 May 2020

New study on proteins advances basic understanding of human life

New study on proteins advances basic understanding of human life

A minute chemical modification on one of the most copious and vital proteins in cells—actin—has been a mystery as its function is not fully known.

9 Apr 2020

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