Here, I have described some of the recently developed portable agarose gel electrophoresis systems with the built-in safe imager. The built-in imager or illuminator helps us visualize the DNA migration in real-time while doing electrophoresis. These setups have been designed in such a way that removes the …
Insulin receptor (IR) is a member of receptor tyrosine kinases having the critical role in the insulin-mediated regulation of central metabolism, growth, and development. It is a tetramer of (αβ)2 type tyrosine kinase. Each αβ heterodimer is composed of an extracellular ligand binding α subunit and transmembrane-spanning …
Though proteins can be stored with cosolvents such as salts and polyols to enhance their stability and activity for biological and biotechnological applications, however, the mechanisms for protein stability remain elusive. Generally, these cosolvents promote the shifting of protein conformations towards more compact form and prevent …
Biogenic amines are the amines found in the biological system with many vital functions and roles. First, let me describe what is an amine? Amines are the organic compounds containing an amino group as a functional group. They are basically considered as a derivative of ammonia in which …
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October 17, 2016
Before telling you what are the main functions of polysaccharides in plants, I would like to mention about polysaccharides first. Polysaccharides are the carbohydrates that mean hydrates of carbon. The simplest formula for carbohydrates is Cn(H2O)n, where n can be 3 or more than 3. The simplest …
You will be surprised to know that we are carrying non-human genes in our genome. Our genome is not completely human genome. I mean to say, we, human beings have some of the non-human genes (foreign genes) initially derived from some other organism during the course …
Hormones are the first messengers that trigger the various biological and physiological processes inside the body. Among the various types of hormones, steroid hormones are important because of their hydrophobic in nature. The main precursor of the steroid hormones is cholesterol that is why they are …
Analytical Biochemistry Analytical Biochemistry is another peer-reviewed ISI journal published by Elsevier. It was established in 1960 and articles are available in different indexing databases. Articles are published biweekly and are all in English language. To know more about the mode of publication and the article …
ACS Chemical Biology ACS Chemical Biology is a peer-reviewed ISI journal published by American Chemical Society. The first issue was published on 2006. It covers research work at the interface of chemistry and biology. Journals are published in both versions; online and printed versions which are all …
Chemists and biochemists have launched a crowdsourcing site entitled “Chemical Probes Portal” to combat bad data. According to the report released by a panel of international research experts from 46 different nonprofit institutions, universities, and biotech/pharmaceutical companies, it is necessary to design an online portal where …
