A protein’s structure, flexibility, and activity depend on the primary sequence of amino acids encoded by DNA, the presence of small-molecule ligands, the presence of protein or nucleic acid binding partners, and its history of covalent...

Structural proteins fulfill a variety of roles within and outside of cells. Structural proteins within the cell give it shape, and allow it to withstand stress from the environment or from its own motions. Structural proteins are also used during...

Proteins are an important class of biological macromolecules present in all biological organisms, made up of such elements as carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and sulfur. All proteins are polymers of amino acids. The polymers, also known as...

In Stanley Miller's classic 1953 experiment, amino acids were among the first molecules to form in solution as a result of the electrification of a reducing atmosphere. The week-long experiment resulted in a four percent amino acid concentration. Since that time, amino acids seem...

Proteins: Structure and Function. David Whitford. Chichester, West Sussex, England: John Wiley & Sons Ltd., 2005, 542 pp., paperback, $65.00. ISBN 0-471-49894-7. Back in the early 1970s, when I was a guest at the National Institutes of Health, a protein biochemist lamented that...

Hot to Brine Poultry   Brining is an easy way to boost the flavor and juiciness of many meats, including chicken and other poultry. The salt in the brine dissolves part of the protein structure in the meat, increasing its moisture-holding capacity and making it...

A face that will tease you, and please you and perhaps unease you is coming to the post office next year, it's those Bette Davis eyes.On the 100th anniversary of her birth the great actress will be honored on a commemorative stamp, the 14th in...