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Developing new drugs is a highly costly and time-consuming process. Of 20 candidates, 19 are normally rejected because they don't work or have unwanted side effects. Now a research team led by Professor Lars Baltzer at Uppsala University has produced a tiny molecular "binder" that has the potential to change this landscape radically.The study, published today in the prestigious journal Angewandte Chemie, presents the concept of a tiny polypeptide consisting of 42 amino acids to...
The Naturade Pea Protein vanilla shake provides an excellent source of vegetable-based protein and is suitable for low-carbohydrate dieters, vegetarians, vegans, children, athletes and anyone looking to add some extra protein to their diet. Orange, CA (PRWEB) January 11, 2011 Naturade®, a leading brand in the natural products channel for more than 84 years, is proud to announce the introduction of Naturade Pea Proteinâ„¢, a new vegan formula that provides all the benefits of pea...
Scientists have invented a way to "˜watch' proteins fold "” in less than thousandths of a second -- into the elaborate twisted shapes that determine their function. People have only 20,000 to 30,000 genes (the number is hotly contested), but they use those genes to make more than 2 million proteins. It's the protein molecules that domost of the work in the human cell. After all, the word protein comes from the Greek prota, meaning "of primary importance."Proteins are created as chains of...
New process could advance study, treatment of various diseases including cancerA scientist from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute has devised a new method of analyzing and quantifying changes in proteins that result from a common chemical process. The new findings could provide new insights into the effects of a highly destructive form of stress on proteins in various disease models, particularly cancer.The study, published January 5, 2011, in the online Early View of the...
Purdue University scientists have found the last undiscovered gene responsible for the production of the amino acid phenylalanine, a discovery that could lead to processes to control the amino acid to boost plants' nutritional values and produce better biofuel feedstocks.Natalia Dudareva, a distinguished professor of horticulture, and Hiroshi Maeda, a postdoctoral researcher in Dudareva's laboratory, determined that the gene is one of 10 responsible for phenylalanine production in plants....
Research by University of Leeds plant scientists has uncovered a snapshot of evolution in progress, by tracing how a gene mutation over 100 million years ago led flowers to make male and female parts in different ways.The findings "“ published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) Online Early Edition "“ provide a perfect example of how diversity stems from such genetic 'mistakes'. The research also opens the door to further investigation into how plants...
ALBANY, Ore., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- W. R. Grace & Co. (NYSE: GRA) has received approval from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware of the previously announced transactions contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of September 13, 2010 pursuant to which W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn, a wholly-owned subsidiary of W. R. Grace & Co., will purchase Synthetech, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NZYM), a manufacturer of fine chemicals...
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researcher identifies defect in the 21st amino acid that leads to progressive brain atrophyA research team at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Soroka University Medical Center in Beer-Sheva, Israel has detected a genetic mutation resulting in a progressive disease of severe mental retardation and epilepsy beginning at infancy. The research was just published in the American Journal of Human Genetics.The team, led by BGU Prof. Ohad Birk of the National...
When mice are given drinking water laced with a special concoction of amino acids, they live longer than your average mouse, according to a new report in the October issue of Cell Metabolism, a Cell Press publication. The key ingredients in the supplemental mixture are so-called branched-chain amino acids, which account for 3 of the 20 amino acids (specifically leucine, isoleucine, and valine) that are the building blocks of proteins."This is the first demonstration that an amino acid...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Nestle Performance Nutrition and its PowerBar® brand are helping athletes push their performance limits with the launch of new PowerBar® Elite Series HIGH INTENSITY dietary supplement. Formulated for endurance, team sports and strength athletes looking to enhance their high intensity performance, new PowerBar HIGH INTENSITY sustained-release beta alanine tablets mark the entry of the PowerBar brand into the sport dietary supplement category....
