Ghrelin exists in two distinct forms within the body, each serving different functions. Acylated ghrelin (AG) directly stimulates appetite and creates those familiar hunger sensations. Its ...

Insulin icodec is an acylated insulin analogue that makes it bind strongly to albumin in the body and have reduced affinity for insulin receptors, effectively creating an inactive reservoir that ...

State Key Laboratory of Discovery and Utilization of Functional Components in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Engineering Research Center for the Development and Application of Ethnic Medicine and TCM ...

Department of Plant Pathology and Nematology, University of São Paulo (USP)/Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), Av. Pádua Dias, 11, Piracicaba, São Paulo 13418-900, Brazil Department of ...

The first two chapters of this invaluable book trace the developments of the chemistry and macromolecular structures, respectively, of proteins and nuclei acids. Similarly, the introductions to the ...

This manuscript describes important findings on a rhizobial effector, its cleavage, and legume receptors involved in symbiosis. The evidence supporting the main claims is solid, though some ...

Diabetes Care. 2006;29(2):435-449.

Marine polysaccharides, particularly those derived from red, brown, and green algae, have shown promising antiviral activity. Among them, sulfated polysaccharides are particularly notable due to their ...

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