Chemically, an amino acid is a molecule that has a carboxylic acid group and an amine group that are each attached to a carbon atom called the α carbon. Each of the 20 amino acids has a specific ...

Chinese scientists have revealed a hidden metabolic partnership between breast cancer cells and immune cells that drives ...

Chinese scientists have revealed a hidden metabolic partnership between breast cancer cells and immune cells that drives aggressive tumor behavior and resistance to immunotherapies. The study sheds ...

When we eventually die our proteins are broken down into the amino acid building blocks and often returned to the soil to be used by other living organisms, such as plants.