For the first time, researchers have successfully fabricated and characterized a fully functional mirror-image nanopore—a ...

L-Lysine, or lysine, is an amino acid - which are organic compounds that link together to form proteins. Lysine is considered an essential amino acid because the body needs it but can't produce it.

While humans have an esthetic liking for symmetry in everything, nature prefers asymmetric, single-handed forms when it comes to amino acids—the building blocks of proteins, and, by extension, all ...

All biological amino acids on Earth appear exclusively in their left-handed form, but the reason underlying this observation is elusive. Recently, scientists uncovered new clues about the cosmic ...

In this interview, Dr. Daniel Armstrong from the University of Texas at Arlington talks to News-Medical Life Sciences about his upcoming Pittcon presentation. Could you start by telling us what ...

Your body needs arginine, which is more commonly called L-arginine when in supplement form, for many critical processes. For example, the body needs it to produce nitric oxide — a vasodilator that ...

Share on Pinterest Experts say rehydration is the key to getting over a hangover, but the best prevention is to not drink too much in the first place. Getty Images A study financed by a company that ...

Cholera bacteria use specific D-amino acids to escape unfavorable niches and form complex ecological systems. This is shown by a study led by a research group at Umeå University, Sweden. The discovery ...