Soluble acyl-CoA:sn-glycerol 3-phosphate acyltransferases (EC 2.3.1.15) which are localized in chloroplasts were purified from leaves of Pisum sativum and Spinacia oleracea and obtained free from ...

The recent discovery of a glucose detoxification enzyme provides novel therapeutics for obesity and diabetes, say scientists. This enzyme, named glycerol 3-phosphate phosphatase (G3PP), plays a ...

All cell membranes are composed of glycerol phosphate phospholipids, and this commonality argues for the presence of such phospholipids in the last common ancestor, or cenancestor. However, ...

Archaea were initially thought to be confined to extreme environments, but they are now known to occur ubiquitously in nature and to be important players in global biogeochemical cycles. Archaea are ...