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.... Butterfield examined the sequence of amino acids in beta-amyloid and found that one in particular - methionine - is the likely source of the toxic free radicals. He then modified methionine by substituting a sulfur atom with a carbon atom. In laboratory tests using rat brain cells, the modified ver...Chemist uses DNA to trigger an alternative chemotherapy method
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... a body decomposes, proteins break down into amino acids and progressively smaller molecules. By studying w...a body has been moved by looking at volatile fatty acids in the soil or whatever is under the body," said Vass, of ORNL's Life Sciences Division. "If these f...... says, referring to the string of some 2,300 amino acids that comprises the huge factor VIII protein. Along this chain are sections of amino acids folded into six independent regions, or domains, each with a highly specific function. The job of th...Novel neurotransmitter overturns laws of biology, offers potential for stroke treatment
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...no acids, rather thanpeptide chains up to 12 amino acids long." Dr. Bennett L. Leventhal, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics anddirector of child adolescent psychiatry at the University of Chicago Schoolof Medicine, said other studies exploring a dietary link to autism orschizophrenia have been...Discarded Treatment For Heart Attacks May Yet Prove To Be A Life-Saver
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.... Those protectiveparts include sequences of amino acids that vary among HIV strains andcarbohydrates that cover the variable sequences. So to coax gp120 tocrystallize, the researchers snipped off parts of it, using genetic clues fromthe virology team at Dana-Farber. "From years of work on mutagenesis and ...Polish Dumpling-Like Particle Has Potential In Drug Delivery
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