Rolls of brightly colored plastic. After it is used and discarded, polylactic acid could be used as a feedstock for making the amino acid alanine. Credit: Shutterstock One of the simpler amino acids, ...

Butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) is widely distributed in human tissues, although its physiological roles remain incompletely defined. It contributes modestly to cholinergic transmission and participates ...

Generating energy from renewable sources instead of fossil resources is pivotal for realizing a sustainable and carbon-neutral society. At present, biomass-derived transportation fuels have been ...

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ABSTRACT: The application potential of cellulosic materials in natural composites and other fields needs to be explored to develop innovative, sustainable, lightweight, functional biomass materials ...

Evidence is presented that nucleic acid monomers can be transformed into long-chain polymers by wet–dry cycles simulating processes that are ubiquitous in hot spring sites associated with volcanic ...