Either monoamine oxidase A (MAO) or catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) can catalyze the first step in catecholamine catabolism. The potentially toxic aldehyde intermediate generated in the MAO reaction (3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetaldehyde for dopamine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycolaldehyde for norepinephrine) is either rapidly reduced to an alcohol (by
Chronic inflammation is an underlying factor in the development and progression of many of the chronic diseases of aging, such as arthritis, atherosclerosis, diabetes, and cancer.
Learn how Proximity Ligation Assay technology works and how the protein-protein interaction control kit can confirm in situ detection of EGF-induced EGFR-HER2 dimerization.
A form of synthetic biology, cell-free protein synthesis or expression (CFPE) is a rapid method to produce recombinant proteins in solution without involving cells. Using biomolecular translation machinery extracted from a range of different cell types, researchers can express a
The search for a functional thrombin receptor, using expression cloning methods, led to the discovery of a G protein-coupled receptor that mediates the actions of thrombin on platelets and endothelial cells.
The extracellular signal regulated kinase (ERK1 and ERK2) pathways are activated by mitogens and play an important role in controlling cell growth and differentiation.
Our protein quality supplement, EX-CELL® Glycosylation Adjust (Gal+), provides customers with a novel chemically defined product which targets glycosylation attributes.
Proteins are complex biological molecules essential for cellular structure and functions. The majority of proteins commonly interact with various molecules, including other proteins, in order to exert their functions.
Review the 10 steps of glycolysis in the Embden-Meyerhof-Parnas glycolytic pathway. Easily compare reaction stages and buy the enzymes for your life science research.
Learn about ATP synthase with our molecular machine video animation showing this mechanism that provides energy to cells. Our animation is provided in partnership with Dr Nicholson and the IUBMB.
Expression Vectors for Bacterial, Mammalian and Insect Cell Systems. Featured are a variety of tags, promoters and elements for secretion, transient, stable and bicistronic expression.
Sigma receptors may constitute favorable targets for drug design in conditions such as psychiatric and movement disorders, amnesia, depression, cancer, inflammation and cocaine addiction.
Neoplastic cells are highly dependent on the de novo synthesis of nucleotides to maintain sufficient pools to support DNA replication and the production of RNA.
We present an article about how proliferating cells require the biosynthesis of structural components for biomass production and for genomic replication.
Protein synthesis is a complex, multi-step process involving many enzymes as well as conformational alignment. However, the majority of antibiotics that block bacterial protein synthesis interfere with the processes at the 30S subunit or 50S subunit of the 70S bacterial
Protein tyrosine phosphatases (PTPs) and related enzymes (more than a hundred coded by the human genome) are more numerous than serine/threonine phosphatases. They belong to four families, three of which possess a conserved cysteine for catalysis and some conserved features