But unlike carbohydrates and fat, protein is made of amino acids—the building blocks of life—and every cell in the human body contains protein. These amino acids are used to break down food, provide ...

a type of arthritis caused by excess uric acid in the blood. While high-purine foods like red meat and seafood are well-known contributors to elevated uric acid levels, some vegetables can also have a ...

Researchers have described proteins that they say are among the most ancient ever sequenced. Two teams, which analysed ...

By taking advantage of the cytotoxic effect of nitric oxide (NO) and PepT1 for molecule-targeted drug delivery, a series of amino acid/dipeptide diester prodrugs of NO-donating oleanolic acid ...