Life Sciences

Scientists at Boston University, Medical Department target life sciences

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 15th, 2009

According to a study from the United States, "This review focuses on some new techniques to study the behavior of peptides and proteins bound to oil droplets. We will show how model peptides e. g., amphipathic a helices (A alpha H) and amphipathic b strand (A beta S) and some apolipoproteins adsorb to triacylglycerol (TAG) droplets and how they behave once adsorbed to the interface."

"While most of the studies described involve peptides and proteins at an oil/water interface, studies can also be carried out when the surface has been partially covered with phospholipids. This work is important because it examines biophysical changes that take place at lipid droplet...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2009-06-15)

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