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Zinc-Carrying Proteins Activate Proton Pump Inhibitors in Neutral Environments

Acid reducing medicines from the group of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are best-selling drugs that prevent and alleviate stomach problems.

22 Feb 2025

New Discoveries Challenge Textbook Knowledge of Mitochondrial Respiration

In an article published in the journal Trends in Biochemical Sciences, Alicia Kowaltowski, full professor at the University of São Paulo's Institute of Chemistry (IQ-USP) in Brazil, advocates the "rewriting" of textbooks on the location of the electron transport chain in mitochondria and the role of sodium in mitochondrial respiration.

20 Feb 2025

New Study Uncovers Evolutionary Link in B6 Metabolism

An investigation conducted by a group of scientists at the University of Kentucky’s Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment has uncovered an unexpected biochemical link between the immune responses of plants and the neurological health of humans.

18 Feb 2025

New Study Unlocks Secrets of Worms' Lipid-Based Surface Chemistry

A new study has revealed the clearest-ever picture of the surface chemistry of worm species that provides groundbreaking insights into how animals interact with their environment and each other.

13 Feb 2025

New Research Sheds Light on How Cells Manage Fat Recycling

Accumulation of fat molecules is detrimental to the cell. Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), have made a breakthrough in understanding how our cells manage to stay healthy by recycling important fat molecules.

13 Feb 2025

PanK4 Protein Could Be Key to Better Control of Blood Sugar and Metabolism

Physical activity is not only important for fitness, but also for health. This is confirmed by a new study conducted under the direction of Prof. Dr. Maximilian Kleinert at the German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbrücke (DIfE). His team discovered that the protein PanK4 plays a crucial role in the energy metabolism of skeletal muscles.

13 Feb 2025

Triple Click Chemistry Revolutionizes Synthesis of Functionalized Triazoles

Middle molecules with a molecular weight of more than 1,000 are difficult to synthesize due to multiple steps and time-consuming nature, demanding the development of a new approach that can overcome these disadvantages.

12 Feb 2025

Synthetic Condensates Turbocharge Protein Production in Bacteria

Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a novel synthetic method that enhances bacteria's ability to produce higher quantities of specific proteins, including those that would typically harm them, such as antibiotics.

12 Feb 2025

Study Reveals How Gut Bacteria Influence Brain Protein Modifications

Our guts are home to trillions of bacteria, and research over the last few decades has established how essential they are to our physiology – in health and disease.

11 Feb 2025

Understanding Plant Repair of Light-Damaged Photosystems

More than two billion years ago, cyanobacteria started to produce oxygen in the primarily toxic atmosphere of Earth.

11 Feb 2025

CN Bio Introduces PhysioMimix DILI Assay Kit to Enhance Drug Safety Testing

CN Bio, a leading provider of Organ-on-a-chip (OOC) Systems and solutions that accelerate drug discovery and development workflows, today announced the launch of its PhysioMimix® DILI assay kit: Human 24.

10 Feb 2025

New Study Expands Understanding of Protocell Formation on Early Earth

One leading theory on the origins of life on Earth proposes that simple chemical molecules gradually became more complex, ultimately forming protocells-primitive, non-living structures that were precursors of modern cells.

8 Feb 2025

New Synthesis Method Makes Ibogaine More Accessible for Research

Ibogaine, a psychoactive compound derived from plants, has garnered attention for its anti-addictive and anti-depressant properties.

7 Feb 2025

Engineering Living Materials with Tailored Properties

Researchers from Rice University have identified new sequence-structure-property relationships for tailoring engineered living materials (ELMs), allowing for more precise control over their structure and response to deformation forces such as stretching or compression.

6 Feb 2025