Researchers devised a reversibly lockable DNA device for enclosing an enzyme and controlling its access to substrates. Turning on and off the activity of a single enzyme on demand is a much desired ...
This article shows how enzymatic activity can be effectively determined by means of the Eppendorf BioSpectrometer. The preliminary measurements were carried out by utilizing the “single λ-continuous” ...
Every time a eukaryotic cell divides, it faces a monumental challenge: It must carefully duplicate and divide its genetic ...
Steviol glycosides, natural sweeteners extracted from Stevia rebaudiana, are widely used as sucrose substitutes due to their ...
A new type of assay based on click chemistry will make it possible to carry out high-throughput screens to find inhibitors of the gut hormone ghrelin, a target for obesity and diabetes medications.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Protein phosphorylation is a process by which proteins are flipped from one activation state to another. It is a crucial function for most living beings, since ...
NIH/Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have discovered that a rare tumor of the adrenal glands appears to ...