A novel amphiphilic graft copolymer composed of poly(γ-glutamic acid) (γ-PGA) as a hydrophilic backbone and dodecylamine (DOA) as a hydrophobic side chain (γ-PGA-DOA) was successfully synthesized by ...

Glutamate is a key molecule in cellular metabolism. In humans, dietary proteins are broken down by digestion into amino acids, which serves as metabolic fuel or other functional roles in the body. A ...

The molecule polyglutamic acid has been known for more than 80 years, according to a 2014 study. But researchers are continuing to explore its many potential benefits. The same study above showed that ...

THE red-cell sickling tendency of certain persons has long been a matter of great interest. Study of this problem by Pauling and his associates 1 led to the suggestion of a genetic change in ...

Both glutamic acid and glutamine are amino acids. And while their names sound similar and they both come from the same family of amino acids known as the glutamates, they are different. Glutamic acid ...

Glutamic acid may be one of the components responsible for the lower blood pressures of people with vegetable-rich diets, according to a study published today in Circulation: Journal of the American ...