News tagged with macromolecular imaging
Molecular structure could help explain albinism, melanoma
Arthropods and mollusks are Nature's true bluebloods - thanks to hemocyanin, an oxygen-carrying large protein complex, which can even be turned into the enzymatically active chemical phenoloxidase.
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Free-electron lasers reveal detailed architecture of proteins
(Phys.org) -- In the centennial year of Max von Laue’s discovery that X-ray diffraction can be used to unravel the atomic architecture of molecules, a new approach to the determination of high-resolution ...
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Studying slimy substances for a cleaner environment
Extracellular polymeric substances, or EPS, are the slimy material that bacteria excrete and surround themselves with as they form biofilms. EPS are mostly water (up to 95%), but the remaining ingredients ...
Mar 20, 2012 |
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Semi-automated 'pathwalking' to build a protein model
A new semi-automated tool called pathwalking makes it possible to generate a "first draft" model of a protein fold taken from near-atomic resolution images of between three and six angstroms (Å), said researchers at ...
Mar 06, 2012 |
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New strategy could lead to dose reduction in X-ray imaging
For more than a century, the use of X-rays has been a prime diagnostic tool when it comes to human health. As it turns out, X-rays also are a crucial component for studying and understanding molecules, and a new approach ...
Nov 22, 2011 |
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TACC supercomputers help researchers find deeper insight into structure and behavior of protein, DNA and RNA
In 1926, Theodor Svedberg won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for a novel method of separating proteins based on experiments performed on a new device he invented: the analytic ultracentrifuge.
Nov 08, 2011 |
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Scientists expand knowledge of cell process involved in many diseases
As part of a joint research effort with the University of Michigan, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute have for the first time defined the structure of one of the cell's most basic engines, ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Biology, materials science get a boost from robust imaging tool
Shape and alignment are everything. How nanometer-sized pieces fit together into a whole structure determines how well a living cell or an artificially fabricated device performs. A new method to help understand ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Aug 08, 2011 |
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New imaging techniques reveal the workings of supramolecular nanomachines
Supramolecules comprising many kinds of proteins and nucleic acids are present in all living organisms. Often with precise structures and a variety of parts, these supramolecules exhibit complex movements ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 25, 2011 |
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Researchers apply NMR/MRI to microfluidic chromatography
By pairing an award-winning remote-detection version of NMR/MRI technology with a unique version of chromatography specifically designed for microfluidic chips, researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Researchers get a first look at the mechanics of membrane proteins
In two new studies, researchers provide the first detailed view of the elaborate chemical and mechanical interactions that allow the ribosome – the cell's protein-building machinery – to insert a ...
Apr 17, 2011 |
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