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Chemistry World November 13, 2013 Matthew Smith |
Illuminating probes identify amino acids The method proposed by researchers at Bowling Green State University in Ohio analyses fluorescence signals when guest europium ions are displaced from an array of two cucurbituril host probes. |
Chemistry World February 3, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
New 'hook' for reversibly binding molecules to proteins UK chemists have found a simple new 'hook' that allows molecules to be attached to proteins and later removed, something that is currently difficult to achieve. |
Chemistry World January 19, 2010 Simon Hadlington |
New 'click' reaction to modify proteins Chemists in the US have discovered a new way to attach small molecules to proteins and peptides under mild, aqueous reaction conditions. |
Chemistry World November 5, 2015 Emma Stoye |
Unnatural nanoreactor puts click reaction in the spotlight A protein 'nanoreactor' that can monitor a click chemistry reaction at the level of single molecules has been created by adding an unnatural amino acid to a nanopore. |
Chemistry World October 8, 2008 Sarah Houlton |
Artificial protein chemistry licensed to industry UK researchers are licensing to industry their method of making artificial proteins by chemically modifying individual amino acid structures. |
Chemistry World September 25, 2014 Simon Hadlington |
First interstellar sighting of a branched alkyl molecule The radiotelescope in Atacama, Chile, has found the first branched molecule ever seen in interstellar space |
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Light makes molecule shine Researchers from Kyushu University in Japan have constructed a fluorescent molecule that can be repeatedly switched on and off. If a way can be found to switch individual, closely-packed molecules on and off, fantastic amounts of information could be stored in very small spaces. |
Chemistry World October 9, 2006 Michael Gross |
Miniature Microbicides Researchers have created miniature antimicrobial peptides that contain only four (as opposed to the usual 12-50) amino acid residues combined with a fatty acid. |
Chemistry World April 8, 2008 Mark Peplow |
Meteorite Source for Life's Handedness Scientists have long speculated that life's preference for left-handed amino acids may have been triggered by compounds brought to Earth by meteorites. Now they've shown exactly how two crucial steps in this process could happen. |
Chemistry World June 17, 2013 Eleanor Merritt |
Switching chirality in amino acids An international team of scientists has developed a purely chemical approach to interconvert L- and D-amino acids. This method could rival enzymatic routes used in industry, and enable cheaper production of some pharmaceuticals. |
Chemistry World February 3, 2012 Simon Hadlington |
Toxic mushroom behind Chinese deaths unmasked Chinese scientists believe they have identified the toxic assassins responsible for the mysterious deaths of hundreds of people in one of the country's provinces over the past 30 years. |
Chemistry World March 30, 2011 Hayley Birch |
Amino acid synthesis hints at how the genetic code expanded The detailed pathway for the biosynthesis of pyrrolysine - the 22nd and latest amino acid to be discovered - has been outlined by US researchers. |
Chemistry World January 10, 2013 Laura Howes |
Rotaxane mimics ribosome to spin out peptides The field of molecular machines has taken a new bio-inspired turn to assemble another molecule, in this case linking up individual amino acids into a peptide. |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2006 |
Thoughtleader: Making Things Stick Ambrx has created the "glue" that allows researchers to attach activity-enhancing molecules to amino acids where they couldn't before. |
Chemistry World March 2, 2007 Philip Ball |
Giving Life a Hand Why are proteins left-handed and nucleic acids right-handed? Once offered only a few sketchy theories, scientists have found more alternatives for creating homochirality. |
AskMen.com Jeff Bayer |
Amino Acids The importance of amino acids can be overlooked at times, and severe problems can occur if you suffer from amino acid deficiency. |
Chemistry World October 12, 2015 Andy Extance |
'Chemical search engine' backs alternative route to life A key class of biological molecules neglected in the search for life's chemical origins could have appeared spontaneously before organisms, UK scientists say. |
Chemistry World August 2, 2011 Phillip Broadwith |
Protein synthesis hijacked to turn out cyclic peptides Japanese researchers have developed a way of reprogramming the genetic code and using bacteria to make and screen huge libraries of cyclic peptides using unnatural amino acids. |
Chemistry World July 26, 2007 Richard Van Noorden |
Shortcut Protein Synthesis Ditches Amino Acids Chinese chemists have demonstrated a speedy way to make polypeptides by avoiding the costly tedium of linking together amino acids. |
Chemistry World May 12, 2008 Simon Hadlington |
'Super-yeast' tackles unnatural proteins Researchers in the US have engineered yeast cells to produce large amounts of proteins containing unnatural amino acids (UAAs) - a feat that has previously only been possible with bacteria. |
Chemistry World July 25, 2008 Olivia Walker |
Engineered antibodies could cut chemotherapy risks US scientists have cut the side-effects of cancer treatment in animal trials by carefully controlling the number of drug molecules attached to the antibodies used for chemotherapy. |
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Sporty Spice AnMar Nutrition supplies d-glucuronolactone, taurine, ascorbic acid, Rhodiola rosea, caffeine, glucosamine, chondroitin and a full line of amino acids. |
Chemistry World November 8, 2012 Laura Howes |
Self-tying trefoil knot If knotting up molecules is so difficult why not take a tip from nature and get the molecules to do the work for you? This is what Cambridge University researchers found when one of their molecules did indeed tie itself in knots. |
Chemistry World July 2, 2014 Tim Wogan |
Miller's forgotten experiments point to primitive protein genesis Stanley Miller's experiments are still adding to our understanding of prebiotic Earth. |
Chemistry World November 1, 2009 Hayley Birch |
How light gave life a helping hand A new theory for how 'handedness' in organic molecules evolved has been proposed by Dutch scientists. |
Chemistry World June 4, 2008 Lewis Brindley |
Peptide printer goes into overdrive Synthesizing arrays of short peptides could soon be as easy as printing them out - thanks to the development of a modified laser printer that uses amino acids instead of colored ink. |
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