Beddings can be made of different materials like upland cotton, sateen, flannel, silk, and so on -- each with its preferred ...

An analysis of an unusual enzyme could result in a new generation of antimicrobial medicines to counter antibiotic resistance. Key details in the enzyme-driven biosynthesis of a natural molecule with ...

Gifu University scientists have uncovered how a brain-specific enzyme reshapes protein-linked sugar chains to facilitate the ...

The immune system must maintain a delicate balance to defend against harmful threats while avoiding excessive inflammation.

Macrolides are an important class of antibiotics that includes drugs such as azithromycin and erythromycin, which are widely ...

Nitrogen, upon which all life on Earth depends, may hold the key for explaining how early life on the planet evolved and how it could evolve on other planets.

Macrolides are an important class of antibiotics that includes drugs such as azithromycin and erythromycin, which are widely used to treat a range of infections, including pneumonia and skin ...

Scientists at the Nano Life Science Institute (WPI-NanoLSI), Kanazawa University, have captured real-time images showing how a key brain enzyme organizes itself to help memory formation. Subscribe to ...

Gifu University scientists have uncovered how a brain-specific enzyme reshapes protein-linked sugar chains to facilitate the formation of complex glycans essential for normal brain function. These ...

A 5.5 Å electron density map of ribonuclease has been obtained by X-ray diffraction using five isomorphous derivatives. One of the cystine residues is identified by means of a chemically modified ...