A PREVIOUS report 1 dealt with the enzymatic conversion of galactose-1-phosphate into glucose-1-phosphate and mentioned that a thermostable factor is necessary for the reaction. This factor has ...

Lactase deficiency (LD) is the failure to express the enzyme that hydrolyses lactose into galactose and glucose in the small intestine. The genetic mechanism of lactase persistence in adult Caucasians ...

For those who love milk but not the bloating and discomfort it can cause, lactose-free milk is a dream come true. But what actually makes it "lactose-free"?

It is a unique member of the plastic family as it can be broken down into its constituent units (or monomers) by PETases, which are enzymes that degrade PET. Until now, scientists have discovered ...

Solid-state NMR analysis of Bacillus subtilis biofilms reveals critical phases of maturation and dispersal, impacting medical ...

If you find yourself unable to drink coffee with heavy cream or eat anything too cheesy without getting sick, then you could be lactose intolerant ― even if you never had a problem before. Lactose is ...

pH is a measure of how acidic or alkaline a solution is. The diagram below shows what happens to an enzyme when denaturation occurs. Each enzyme has an optimum pH but it also has a working range ...

A high potassium level can occur if you have certain health conditions, including kidney disease or heart failure. But it can also have other causes, including certain medications and heavy ...

Pfeiffer and Bonhoeffer (2004) produced a similar abstract model, containing a more extended metabolic pathway for complete degradation of an initial molecule with several distinct steps, each with a ...

Macrophages exist in most tissues of the body, where they perform various functions at the same time equilibrating with other cells to maintain immune responses in numerous diseases including cancer.