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Mimicking the benefits of exercise with a single molecule
Capital Medical University, in collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, reports that betaine, a molecule produced ...
Modified inhibitors show promise against coronaviruses by targeting essential Mac1 protein domain
A study published in mBio details the vulnerability of coronaviruses to inhibitors of a small protein domain called Mac1, or the "macrodomain," found in all coronaviruses such as SARS-CoV-2 and ...
Click chemistry PET imaging tracks antisense drug distribution in the brain
Assessing the distribution of a medication in the brain is critical for the treatment of a vast range of neurological ...
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Algae pump toxins into the ocean. Can we catch them early?
A team of researchers is tapping into the ocean’s vast body of free-floating environmental DNA to catch blooms before they ...
Innovative clip-off chemistry enables fast and precise production of complex molecules
Researchers at the ICN2 and the UAB have developed a novel strategy to obtain different types of organic molecules by ...
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Effect of pH and Molecular Length on the Structure and Dynamics of Short Poly (acrylic acid) in Dilute Solution: Detailed Molecular Dynamics Study - ACS Publications
TGF- β1 to 0.1 N HCl (acid treatment) to simultaneously reduce the mol. wt. of the alginate and its ability to interact with TGF- β1. If the beads were only acid treated, just 8% of the ...