Mitophagy news
Focus Biomolecules
December 15, 2022
Urolithin A is a microbial metabolite of dietary ellagitannins produced in the gut. It has been shown to induce mitophagy and prolong lifespan in C. elegans
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Focus Biomolecules at ASCB Cell Biology
Focus Biomolecules
November 28, 2022
Focus will be exhibiting at ASCB Cell Biology, Dec 3-7 in Washington DC. Stop by our booth #2205 and chat with our scientists! Learn about our
Filipin III for Cholesterol Research
Focus Biomolecules
November 28, 2022
Filipin III is a microbial natural product isolated from Streptomyces filipinensis. It is an important fluorescent probe for cellular cholesterol detection. In addition, because it binds
Sinefungin in Antiviral Research
Focus Biomolecules
November 22, 2022
Two recent papers employed Sinefungin in determination of the structure of two different viral methyltransferases. Sinefungin is a Streptomyces natural product analog of S-adenosylmethionine acting as
SSRIs block SARS-CoV-2 protease in silico
Focus Biomolecules
October 14, 2022
In a molecular docking analysis, Tronco Pauletto et al. found that antidepressants such as fluoxetine, citalopram, and norfluoxetine likely interact with and disrupt SARS-CoV-2 main protease
Obesity research news
Focus Biomolecules
October 14, 2022
Carlos Guijas and coworkers at Scripps recently found that the leukotriene antagonist and antiasthmatic agent zafirlukast was able to differentiate adipocyte precursors into functional brown adipocytes.
