Synthetic polypeptide and polymer chemistry has transformed biomaterials research by marrying the precision of organic synthesis with the complex functionalities of natural proteins. Typically ...

(Nanowerk News) Cellular processes are governed by the activity of proteins. Being able to control the functioning of proteins is therefore highly relevant for the development of biotechnological ...

Anyone who has experienced freezer burn knows that ice crystals can be a problem at low temperatures. Ice crystals' jagged ...

Here we describe a systematic approach to search through dipeptide combinations of 130 chemically diverse amino acids to identify those predicted to populate unique low-energy states. A research study ...

A research study describes a systematic high-throughput design approach for virtual screening and creation of novel polypeptide-based molecules that form regular secondary structures that can be used ...

The researchers demonstrated the effectiveness of their mimic polypeptides on several real-world test cases, including ice cream and the anti-cancer drug Trastuzumab. The former was successfully ...

Researchers from the University of Utah’s John and Marcia Price College of Engineering have devised a way to make a ...

University of Utah engineers’ stripped-down version of glycoproteins in polar-region fish is simple enough to be manufactured at scale, but powerful enough to inhibit formation of ice crystals at ...