Selenocysteine, selenoproteins, translation trickery
Wait a Sec! I thought U said this was #20DaysOfAminoAcids?! I know this is supposed to be #20DaysOfAminoAcids, because there […]
Basic amino acids, comparing basicity, & predicting protonation states based on pH and pKa
I would always get really confused about why we call the negatively charged amino acids “acidic” and the + charged […]
Methionine, methyl transfers
Before he could be “SAM I am” he was METHIONINE. Have you Met yet? You can find him in green […]
How proteins take shape – amino acids, peptide bonds, & layers of protein structure
I’ve talked a lot about how scientists can try to figure out a protein’s structure (the way the protein’s atoms […]
Amino acids – all* of ’em!
I’m not a big jewelry wearer – a lab coat cape’s as accessory-ish as I normally go… But I LOVE […]
Serine, serine proteases
Sometimes serine is serene – other times it’s sabotaging other proteins by providing the blade to “protein scissors” called serine […]
Glutamate, ionic “bonds,” salts
MSG? Fine by me! It’s just a salt of glutamate, so why does everyone gotta hate? From giving food its […]
Glutamine, Huntington’s disease, genetic diseases & mutation types
Huntington’s disease (HD) is a devastating and ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disease that causes progressive motor, cognitive, and psychological deterioration. It […]
Asparagine and asparaginase treatment
You never know where a scientific exploration will take you – I learned so much about so many different things […]
Aspartate, the malate-aspartate shuttle
I’ve always been more interested in the super close and super small than the super far and super big. So, […]
