Structural and computational approaches uncover the molecular basis for dimerization, open-closed conformational transitions, and the dynamic behavior of the human angiotensin-I converting enzyme ...

A combination of cryogenic electron microscopy and molecular simulations has been used to study the structure and dynamics of an enzyme called ACE.

Scientists at Duke University made a groundbreaking discovery. They found pancreatic alpha cells can produce GLP-1. GLP-1 is ...

When a woman becomes pregnant, the outcome of that pregnancy depends on many things - including a crucial event that happened ...

A new study published in Brain Sciences provides evidence that dopamine promotes movement by directly altering the excitability of key neurons in the brain’s motor circuitry. The research identifies a ...

A research team has reviewed how endogenous wheat enzymes shape gluten cross-linking, dough rheology, and bread quality.

Felton, a world-renowned expert in the interactions of plants and the insects that feed upon them, will present the George Templeton Lecture and talk about gene editing on Oct. 7 at the Agriculture ...

Profs Ravi Acharya and Edward Sturrock review the historical foundation, present landscape and future clinical promise of ACE inhibition.

Steviol glycosides, natural sweeteners extracted from Stevia rebaudiana, are widely used as sucrose substitutes due to their ...

In his new BBC show, Jim Al-Khalili journeys through hundreds of millions of years of brain evolution. Live Science spoke to ...

An international team led by Monash University and Baylor College of Medicine, Texas, has found "switching off" an enzyme called CaMKK2 in immune cells that drive inflammation prevents diet-induced ...

Researchers at Duke University have shown that blocking an enzyme involved in iron regulation not only kills multiple myeloma cancer cells, but also increases the effectiveness of current therapies ...