The genetic code is the recipe for life, and provides the instructions for how to make proteins, generally using just 20 ...

Peptide bonds, also known as amide bonds, are the covalent chemical bonds that connect individual amino acids to form ...

Proteins are generally considered macronutrients that are vital to sustaining life. These biomolecules are made of amino acids, which not only function as the building blocks of proteins, but in ...

Four billion years ago, the Earth looked very different than it does today, devoid of life and covered by a vast ocean. Over the course of millions of years, in that primordial soup, life emerged.

In this multicenter, parallel-group, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial, we assigned infants with birth weights of less than 1000 g at 8 neonatal intensive care units to receive amino ...

A century of amino acid research is helping farmers lower emissions, support plant growth and build climate resilience, ...

A serious limitation to the use of N(O,S)-heptafluorobutyryl isobutyl amino acid derivatives in the analysis of 15N-labeling kinetics of amino acids in plant tissues, is that the amides glutamine and ...