Contrary to a previous report, messenger RNA for the tryptophan operon is degraded in the 5′—3′ direction. The following two articles describe how pulse labelling and hybridization experiments ...

Scientists from the Lomonosov Moscow State University in cooperation with colleagues have worked out a safe, not that expensive and highly efficient method, which allows to speed up and improve ...

Tryptophan is an essential amino acid used to make proteins. Your body does not make it, so you need to get it from your diet. Foods that contain tryptophan include animal products like chicken and ...

You've picked the bones of the Thanksgiving bird; you're in an easy-chair nearly napping: "It's the tryptophan!" you say. But it isn't: you've fallen victim to a common myth about an uncommon molecule ...

When broken down by gut bacteria, the essential amino acid produces a compound that could potentially trigger arthritis. Karla is a lifestyle journalist with more than 20 years of experience in food, ...