von Thomas Fester | Jan. 13, 2017 | Biochemistry, News
Mitochondria and the oxyhydrogen reaction Mitochondria are converting the energy from oxyhydrogen into a form suitable for driving biochemical processes (ATP). Energy conversion is achieved by coupling the transfer of electrons from hydrogen to oxygen to the...
von Thomas Fester | Jan. 13, 2017 | Biochemistry, Biotechnology, News
Bacterial metabolism comprises numerous enzymes, genes and regulating factors Even small, simple bacteria possess a complex metabolism depending on numerous different enzymes. Each enzyme is encoded by one or several genes, controlled by one or several transcription...
von Thomas Fester | Dez. 10, 2016 | Biochemistry, News, Omics
Transcriptomics does have some significance after all. It is considerably easier to determine shifts in transcript levels when compared to shifts in protein levels. But how significant are such shifts? Transcripts are only units of information, they have hardly any...
von Thomas Fester | Dez. 10, 2016 | Biochemistry, Molecular Structures, Neurobiology, News
Biochemistry Tetrahydrocannabinol from hashish is effective in humans, since it activates a receptor designed for hormon-like substances of the human body – endocannabinoids. These endocannabinoids address several receptors. Here we are talking only about their...
von Thomas Fester | Nov. 24, 2016 | Biochemistry, Molecular Cytology, Molecular Medicine, Molecular Structures, News
ER-sheets: lost in superresolution microscopy In german language people see things „with new eyes“, when they adopt a new perspective and this is precisely what just happened to the ER. Nixon-Abell and co-workers used a whole array of...
von Thomas Fester | Nov. 24, 2016 | Biochemistry, Molecular Cytology, News
Nucleosomes and the regulation of transcription Nucleosomes are not only packaging DNA; their precise location on the DNA is also crucial for the ability of transcription factors and RNA-Polymerase to bind their target sequences and initiate transcription. In yeast...
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