News tagged with protein stabilisation

New nanoparticles could revolutionize therapeutic drug discovery

A revolutionary new protein stabilisation technique has been developed by scientists funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council which could lead to 30 per cent more proteins being available as potential ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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Flesh-eating bacteria inspire superglue

(PhysOrg.com) -- A bio-inspired superglue has been developed by Oxford University researchers that can’t be matched for sticking molecules together and not letting go.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

How to count nanoparticles

Nanoparticles of a substance can be counted and the size distribution can be determined by dispersing the nanoparticles into a gas. But some nanoparticles tend to aggregate when the surrounding conditions change. Scientists ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Oct 11, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Newly discovered molecule essential to resetting 'body clocks'

(PhysOrg.com) -- Research has shown that light is the key to getting our 'body clocks' back in sync and now a new study exploring the resynchronisation mechanism in insects has discovered a molecule essential ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Jul 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Scientists a step closer to understanding 'natural antifreeze' molecules

Scientists have made an important step forward in their understanding of cryoprotectants – compounds that act as natural 'antifreeze' to protect drugs, food and tissues stored at sub-zero temperatures.

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Spotlight on dynamic operation of enzymes

Our world is unique in that living organisms can undergo complex chemical reactions quickly and precisely, and sequence them together. But how can proteins integral to life effectively hasten these reactions? ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The body's power stations can affect aging

Mitochondria are the body's energy producers, the power stations inside our cells. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have now identified a group of mitochondrial proteins, the absence of ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Salmonella utilize multiple modes of infection

Scientists from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) in Braunschweig, Germany have discovered a new, hitherto unknown mechanism of Salmonella invasion into gut cells: In this entry mode, the bacteria exploit the mu ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Apr 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bacteria poison themselves from within

(PhysOrg.com) -- The research group led by Anton Meinhart at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg has shown that proteins from the zeta toxin group trigger a self-destructive mechanism ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Mar 23, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Tau-induced memory loss in Alzheimer's mice is reversible

Amyloid-beta and tau protein deposits in the brain are characteristic features of Alzheimer disease. The effect on the hippocampus, the area of the brain that plays a central role in learning and memory, is ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

PARP inhibitor, MK-4827, shows anti-tumor activity in first trial in humans

A new drug that targets proteins responsible for helping cancer cells to repair damage to their DNA has shown promising anti-tumour activity in its first trial in humans. Some patients with a range of solid tumours, many ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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