Amino acids are the building blocks that form polypeptides and ultimately proteins. Consequently, they are fundamental components of our bodies and vital for physiological functions such as protein ...

Enormous computational efforts have been carried out to predict structure and function of protein. However, nearly all of these efforts have been focused on prediction of function based on primary ...

Leucine and isoleucine are among the 20 amino acids found naturally in the human body. They are very similar in structure but have small differences which change their physiological properties. Both ...

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have created a database that provides updated predicted structures on a ...

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Nearly seven years ago, MIT scientists mapped the molecular structure of proteins in spider silk threads onto musical theory to produce the "sound" of silk in hopes of establishing a radical new way ...

A nicely designed and useful app, the Amino Acid Tutor Free app allows users to review amino acid structure and the three- or one-letter codes. The user interface is minimalist, but sleekly designed.

Every function in a cell is associated with a particular protein or group of proteins, typically in a well-defined ...