DNA methylation is an epigenetic mechanism that is essential for regulating gene
transcription. However, aberrant DNA methylation, which is a nearly universal finding in …

Based on growth or nitrogen balance, amino acids (AA) had traditionally been classified as
nutritionally essential (indispensable) or non-essential (dispensable) for animals and …

Proteins are made up of 20 amino acids. Each amino acid has an α-carboxyl group, a
primary α-amino group, and a side chain called the R group (see Image. Amino Acid …

Following its predecessor, the second edition of Amino Acids: Biochemistry and Nutrition
presents exhaustive coverage of amino acids in the nutrition, metabolism and health of …

Rhodnius prolixus not only has served as a model organism for the study of insect
physiology, but also is a major vector of Chagas disease, an illness that affects …

Choanoflagellates, the closest living relatives of animals, can provide unique insights into
the changes in gene content that preceded the origin of animals. However, only two …

A novel, rapid, selective, ultrasensitive, and ultra-reproducible spectrofluorometric
nanoassay was designed for the L-methionine quantification. A carbon dot with a% QY as …

Genomic decay is a common feature of intracellular bacteria that have entered into
symbiosis with plant sap-feeding insects. This study of the whitefly Bemisia tabaci and two …

Eukaryogenesis, the origin of the eukaryotic cell, represents one of the fundamental
evolutionary transitions in the history of life on earth. This event, which is estimated to have …

Coral reefs provide habitats for a disproportionate number of marine species relative to the
small area of the oceans that they occupy. The mutualism between the cnidarian animal …