In a groundbreaking analysis that could shift the landscape of biological understanding, researchers from the University of ...

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Tridecanoic acid (C13) is a rare, odd-chain saturated fatty acid produced mainly by gut and rumen microbes, entering ...

Cereals (such as wheat, rice, and corn) and legumes (such as soybeans, chickpeas, and red beans) were the earliest crops domesticated and cultivated on a ...

Amino sugars are chemical compounds that have a sugar backbone, in which one of the hydroxyl groups is replaced by an amine group. Derivatives of amine-containing sugars, such as N ...

Nucleic acids (DNA or RNA) are polymers of nucleotides – each nucleotide consists of a pentose sugar, a phosphate group and one of the nitrogenous bases (purines and pyrimidines). Nucleic acids ...

What is omega-3? Omega-3 isn’t just one specific nutrient – it’s the name of a family of fatty acids. The three main omega-3s are ALA, DHA and EPA.