Only recently was it discovered that amino acids, the building blocks of proteins, exist in two different forms: L- and D-forms. While all natural proteins consist exclusively of L-amino acids, the ...

Chiral amino acids. L-and D-amino acids are same in molecular weight, bond angle, bond length, but different in characteristics. Only L-amino acids has been regarded to be present in the body until ...

Chiral amino acids. L-and D-amino acids are same in molecular weight, bond angle, bond length, but different in characteristics. Only L-amino acids has been regarded to be present in the body until ...

For the first time, researchers have successfully fabricated and characterized a fully functional mirror-image nanopore—a ...

Some of these supplement names are getting out of hand. Protein powder? Easy to understand. Creatine? A little tougher, but whatever. And now L-carnitine? It sounds like something straight out of high ...