Zinc is an essential trace element that controls myriad biological processes. The delicate balance of its concentration in the body is critical; both deficiency and excess are linked to severe ...

Hexarelin is a synthetic hexapeptide that emerged from late-20th-century efforts to design growth hormone–releasing peptides ...

Researchers have discovered that zinc levels in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) directly influence redox enzymes essential for proper protein folding. The study found that excess zinc disrupts Ero1 ...

Honey bees encounter insecticides via contaminated nectar, pollen, and plant surfaces, creating unintended exposure routes ...

Light-driven antioxidant nanomotors help reach injured kidney tissue and reduce the damage that allows kidney stone crystals ...

Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) has long been conceptualized as a ubiquitous redox cofactor, embedded deeply within metabolic frameworks across living systems. More recent biochemical ...

In this Research Topic, we aim to highlight examples of vanadium science as it applies to Chemical Biology, focusing on vanadium chemistry discussed at the ...

The expanding landscape of peptide science continues to refine how molecular fragments derived from endogenous proteins are conceptualized within experimental biology. Among the most frequently discus ...

Scientists have shed new light on the role of GABA, a key signaling molecule in the brain. Researchers have delved into how GABA's levels in the brain are regulated and its broader impacts on ...