‡ School of Biological Sciences and Technology and Research Institute for Catalysis, Chonnam National University, Gwangju 500-757, Republic of Korea Article Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full ...

The reaction products, mechanisms, and kinetics of alanine reacting with saccharides (specifically cellobiose and glucose) under hydrothermal conditions (220–280 °C; 0.5–3 s) have been studied to ...

The function keys on your keyboard are the most powerful computer tools that you're not using. We're going to fix that. Almost every computer keyboard has a row of function keys at the top, but it ...

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...

Researchers have developed a new process that uses microwave flow reaction and recyclable solid catalysts to efficiently hydrolyze polysaccharides into simple sugars. The developed device utilizes a ...

A simple diagram of the chemical process in the device developed by the research team. In their system, a solution of the disaccharide cellobiose (left) is passed through a sulfonated carbon catalyst ...

The last time I went to the doctor, I lived in a different zip code, belonged to a different body-weight category, and was rounding out a different decade. I never consciously swore off health care, ...

As a person with a chronic illness, I'm no stranger to bloodwork. I used to pore over my lab results, googling the various meanings, and trying not to panic when a test fell out of range. Function ...

What Is a Liver Function Test? A liver function test is one of a group of tests that check levels of certain enzymes and other proteins in your blood. Some of the tests look for enzymes that you’d ...

Tracking individual enzymes during the breakdown of cellulose for biofuel production has revealed how several roadblocks slow this process when using plant material that might otherwise go to waste.

Your working memory, cognitive flexibility, and self-regulation are core components of executive function (EF), an interrelated set of mental skills that lay the foundation for advanced cognitive ...

Executive function is a set of skills that help you get things done. These skills are controlled by an area of your brain called the frontal lobe, and they help you do things such as manage your time, ...