Pusan National University researchers identify peptides for pollen tube growth in rice
Double fertilization is a complex mechanism in flowering plants, wherein two sperm cells fuse with the embryo sac. To achieve ...
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CycPeptMPDB: A database aimed at promoting drug design using cyclic peptides
CycPeptMPDB, a novel database—created by Tokyo Tech researchers—focused on the membrane permeability of cyclic peptides, could accelerate the development of ...
Investigating the effects on amide-to-ester substitutions on membrane permeability of cyclic peptides
Cyclic peptides often exhibit low membrane permeability which can be significantly improved via amide-to-ester substitutions—as demonstrated by researchers from Tokyo ...
Observation of molecular self-assembly of peptides and understanding the mechanism of seamlessly bridging biology with a technological solid
What is a peptide, and how is it different than a protein? Just like a protein, a peptide also has ...
Princeton Chemistry discovers new pathway for antimicrobial peptides
Researchers in the Princeton University Department of Chemistry have discovered a new multi-step pathway through which bacteria found in the ...
Alzheimer’s disease and type 2 diabetes: Synthetic peptides may suppress formation of harmful amyloid aggregates
In Alzheimer's disease, the degeneration of brain cells is linked to formation of toxic protein aggregates and deposits known as ...
Soy sauce’s salt-enhancing peptides
Soy sauce deepens the flavor of soup stocks, gives stir-fried rice its sweet-salty glaze and makes a plate of dumplings ...
Flexibility may be the key to potent peptides for treating diabetes
MADISON – A little wiggle room might be just what the doctor ordered. New research suggests that the peptides — ...
Mirror-image peptides form ‘rippled sheet’ structure predicted in 1953
By mixing a small peptide with equal amounts of its mirror image, a team of scientists at UC Santa Cruz ...
Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology scientists investigate macrocyclic peptides as new drug templates
Thanks to our understanding of molecular biology, we have made tremendous progress in medicine, with scientists shedding light on the ...
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Fungus from Arrakis: New species named after Dune’s giant worms
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New chemistry can extract virgin-grade materials from wind turbine blades in one process
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Scientists discover rare 6-planet system that moves in strange synchrony
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Ghostlike dusty galaxy reappears in James Webb Space Telescope image
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Acer i-Seed: the first eco-friendly fluorescent artificial seed for monitoring soil temperature by using drones