New kind of signalling mechanism in plant cells discovered Plants possess receptors which are similar to the glutamate receptors in the brain of humans and animals. Biochemists have discovered that these receptors do not, however, recognize the amino acid glutamate, but many other different amino acids.
June 25, 2013 - Science Daily
Brain cancer: Hunger for amino acids makes it more aggressive An enzyme that facilitates the breakdown of specific amino acids makes brain cancers particularly aggressive. Scientists have discovered this in an attempt to find new targets for therapies against this dangerous disease.
June 24, 2013 - Science Daily