pH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline a solution is. The diagram below shows what happens to an enzyme when denaturation occurs. Each enzyme has an optimum pH but it also has a working range ...

Mind mapping is a visual technique that involves creating diagrams to represent ideas, tasks, or concepts branching out from ...

Disrupted Recycling of Proteins Found to Damage Heart Health Feb. 4, 2025 — A new study has identified an enzyme that plays an important role in breaking down unneeded or damaged proteins in the ...

A study led by Prof. Li Hai from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed ...

Structural and cellular assays and molecular dynamics simulations reveal the mechanism of action of γ-glutamyl carboxylase, which involves cholesterol and vitamin K. Protein kinase R-like ...

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After they are incorporated into DNA, the drugs block DNMT enzymes from acting, which inhibits DNA methylation. Drugs aimed at histone modifications are called histone deacetylase (HDAC ...

Pharmaceutical ads are difficult to avoid in American television programming and a growing number of them promote a class of medications called JAK inhibitors, using an acronym that assumes the ...

The production of hydrogen from biomass has garnered increasing attention, with thermochemical methods emerging as the most widely adopted approach. Among these, steam gasification stands out as a ...

Keeping active throughout life—particularly before the age of 50—leads to changes in the brain that could help stave off dementia, according to a study published in the journal Brain ...

Recurring dreams may feature taking a test the dreamer didn’t study for, having to make a speech or being attacked. Here’s why our sleeping brain comes back to these unpleasant dreams again ...

Neurons that secrete the neuropeptide orexin help mice decide between exercise and snacking.