Carbohydrates are ubiquitous. They densely carpet cell surfaces. They are the main component of the extracellular matrix that surrounds cells. They are involved in many aspects of cell-cell ...

A new clinical study involving human participants shows that arginine, a naturally occurring amino acid, can change how dental plaque develops on teeth, helping to reduce the risk of tooth decay. When ...

New human clinical trial proves arginine, an amino acid, can modify plaque formation on teeth, thereby protecting against ...

Scientists have been unable to determine the structure of a biologically important so-called GAG proteoglycan -- or even to agree whether these remarkably complex molecules have well-defined ...

Despite mass spectrometry's success in the identification and characterization of small molecules (Milestone 7), its application to carbohydrates was initially stymied. This was due to their low vapor ...

Carbohydrates play a wide range of important roles in the body and, despite the challenges posed by glycobiology, are now tempting targets for drug developers. Although several genomes have been ...

From a chemical standpoint, carbohydrates are ornery critters. They're complicated and hard to control, but recent advances show that researchers continue to make considerable progress in addressing ...

Carbohydrates are an important source of energy for most living organisms. The continued activity of every living cell depends on highly coordinated biochemical reactions, which are fuelled by energy ...

The Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPICI) has created a carbohydrate sequence that can fold into a stable secondary structure. To date, self-folding biopolymers had only been ...