Our eventual unraveling of the magic of alcohol was delayed by the fact that biology and chemistry look at the world in quite different ways. It was only by looking at both that people were finally ...

Although excessive sugar consumption is linked to inflammation and type 2 diabetes, its link to cancer remains complex. We explain how sugar plays a role in the development of cancer, the mechanisms ...

Sugar isn't just for sweets. Inside cells, sugars attached to proteins and fats help molecules recognize one another—and let cells communicate. Now, for the first time, researchers report that sugars ...

New research has updated the understanding of how sugars, known as glycans, help immune cells move into the skin in the inflammatory disease, psoriasis. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest ...

Industrial processing to deliver high-quality commercial seed includes removing chemical inhibitors of germination, and is essential to produce fresh sprouts, achieve vigorous crop establishment, and ...

Rare sugars, naturally occurring monosaccharides found in minute quantities, have emerged as compounds of considerable interest in both nutritional science and metabolic research. Their unique ...

Dr. Peter H. Seeberger is the Director of the Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces in Berlin, a position he has held since 2009. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of ...

IT has long been known that amino-acids and reducing sugars react when heated together in concentrated aqueous solution (the Maillard reaction), probably first by interaction between the amino- and ...