Selenocysteine, selenoproteins, translation trickery
Wait a Sec! I thought U said this was #20DaysOfAminoAcids?! I know this is supposed to be #20DaysOfAminoAcids, because there […]
Methionine, methyl transfers
Before he could be “SAM I am” he was methionine Have you Met yet? You can find him in green […]
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, […]
Arginine, basic vs. acidic amino acids
Arguing about arginine? And what “basicity” means? Today I want to introduce you to the last of the “basic” amino […]
Histidine, immobilized metal affinity chromatography
Today I His-tagged my His-smas tree… HISTIDINE (His, H) may be an amino *acid* but it can also be a […]
Lysine, Schiff bases
Move over Kelloggs, this “K” is way more special than your cereal! Why? For one, the amino acid (protein letter) […]