Researchers discovered lariocidin, a lasso peptide antibiotic that kills multidrug-resistant bacteria by binding a novel ...

School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), 50 Nanyang Avenue, 637553, Singapore Centre for Cross Economy Global, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang ...

The 12-amino-acid BRP peptide (spheres are atoms and sticks are bonds) suppresses appetite and reduces weight gain in mice and pigs without causing nausea or food aversion.

Boron, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen: these four elements can form chemical triple bonds with each other due to their similar electronic properties. Examples of this are the gas carbon monoxide ...

Monocytes and macrophages are innate immune cells with diverse functions ranging from phagocytosis of microorganisms to forming a bridge with the adaptive immune system. A lesser-known attribute of ...

Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel The Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem 9190401, Israel ...

Stored-product insect pests are very popular in cereal industries, as their metabolic wastes and body parts have a detrimental impact on buyer satisfaction (Neethirajan et al., 2007; Chang et al., ...

Constrained, cyclic peptides encoded by plant genes represent a new generation of drug leads. Evolution has repeatedly recruited the Cys-protease asparaginyl endopeptidase (AEP) to perform their ...

Plants constantly renew during their life cycle and thus require to shed senescent and damaged organs. Floral abscission is controlled by the leucine-rich repeat receptor kinase (LRR-RK) HAESA and the ...