by Adam Pope, University of Alabama at Birmingham BCAAs are found in many sources of protein — red meat, poultry, fish, eggs and nuts.Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A new study published in the Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology by University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers shows that an increase in the consumption of branch chain amino acids later in...
INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH OF CATALONIA (ICIQ) IMAGE: SYNTHETIC CARRIER CALIX[4]PYRROLE CAVITAND CAN TRANSPORT AMINO ACIDS ACROSS LIPOSOME AND CELL MEMBRANES. The transport of amino acids and other molecules across the cell’s membrane plays a crucial role in the metabolism of cells and, therefore, in human health. Current research hints that cancer, cystic fibrosis, aminoacidurias and neurodegenerative diseases may...
by Laura Brown, The Conversation Plant-based diets have been popular in the media recently, but research shows that going vegetarian or vegan isn’t only good for the environment, but for our health, too. Meat-rich diets are linked to a range of health problems, from heart disease and strokes to type two diabetesand some cancers. People...
Technique could improve machine-learning tasks in protein design, drug testing, and other applications MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY A machine-learning model from MIT researchers computationally breaks down how segments of amino acid chains determine a protein’s function, which could help researchers design and test new proteins for drug development or biological research. Proteins are linear chains of amino acids, connected by...
