Adrian Scaffidi, Mark T. Waters, Yueming K. Sun, Brian W. Skelton, Kingsley W. Dixon, Emilio L. Ghisalberti, Gavin R. Flematti and Steven M. Smith Two α/β-fold hydrolases, KARRIKIN INSENSITIVE2 (KAI2) ...
For the first time in 50 years, researchers say they have identified a new category of stereoisomers (Nat. Chem. 2018, DOI: 10.1038/s41557-018-0043-6). The new class is characterized by a bond-angle ...
Dunaliella bardawil, a halotolerant green alga, was previously shown to accumulate high concentrations of β-carotene when grown outdoors under defined conditions. The β-carotene of algae cultivated ...
Proteins are made up of long chains of amino acids, and most proteins have one or more of the sulfur-containing amino acid methionine. Oxidation of the sulfur atom in methionine is an important ...
In his letter to the editor, Art Goldcamp says a patent should be issued on a resolved stereoisomer, not just the resolving process, because the process is hard to do (C&EN, July 2, page 2). The basis ...
A team from the Max-Planck-Institut für Kohlenforschung, Hokkaido University, and Osaka University has discovered that subtle differences in molecular structure can have a major impact on the ...