The study adds to growing evidence that some often-underappreciated, 'non-essential' amino acids play important roles in the nervous system. The findings may provide a new way to identify people at ...

In 2001, researchers noticed that serine—unlike other amino acids—formed a charged, eight-membered cluster during electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (Anal. Chem. 2001 DOI: 10.1021/ac010284l).

Of the 37 million patients in the U.S. with Type 2 diabetes, about half of them suffer from peripheral neuropathy, according to National Institutes of Health estimates. The condition causes numbness, ...

Studies in mice by a Salk Institute research team have shown how altered amino acid metabolism can represent a contributing factor to diabetes-associated peripheral neuropathy. Their experiments found ...

A team of Australian and American scientists have discovered that BMAA, an unusual amino acid produced by cyanobacteria, is able to pose as L-Serine and insinuate itself into proteins, causing them to ...

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Amino acids are the building blocks that form polypeptides and ultimately proteins. Consequently, they are fundamental components of our bodies and vital for physiological functions such as protein ...

Approximately half of the people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes experience peripheral neuropathy -- weakness, numbness, and pain, primarily in the hands and feet. The condition occurs when high levels ...