News tagged with chemical modification
Scientists elevate little-studied cellular mechanism to potential drug target
For years, science has generally considered the phosphorylation of proteins -- the insertion of a phosphorous group into a protein that turns it on or off -- as perhaps the factor regulating a range of cellular processes ...
Dec 11, 2011 |
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Scientists find easier, cheaper way to make a sought-after chemical modification to drugs
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have devised a much easier technique for performing a chemical modification used widely in the synthesis of drugs and other products.
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Too much of a good thing? Scientists explain cellular effects of vitamin A overdose and deficiency
If a little vitamin A is good, more must be better, right? Wrong! New research published online in the FASEB Journal shows that vitamin A plays a crucial role in energy production within cells, explaining why too much or too ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Oct 08, 2009 |
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A Change for the better: Improving properties of enzymes
An international team of scientists from the Czech Republic, Germany and Japan have developed a new method for improving the properties of enzymes. The method has potential for wide application in the chemical, ...
Sep 24, 2009 |
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New method monitors early sign of oxidative stress in cancer
(PhysOrg.com) -- The growth of cancerous tumors is fueled, at least in part, by the buildup of free radicals -- highly reactive oxygen-containing molecules.
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Major advance in cell reprogramming technology
In a paper publishing online April 23rd in Cell Stem Cell, a Cell Press journal, Dr. Sheng Ding and colleagues from the Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, report an important step forward in the race to mak ...
Apr 23, 2009 |
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Camouflaging of viral DNA could be crucial step in progression of cancers
An estimated 15% of cancer cases can be linked to a viral infection, however the biological changes that cause some asymptomatic carriers of a virus to develop full-blown tumors are not well understood. In a study published ...
Feb 09, 2009 |
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