Japanese Mushroom Leads To Breakthrough In Protein Research
Friday, May 2, 2008 - 19:28
in Biology & Nature
Using an enzyme of the Japanese mushroom Grifola frondosa (Maitake or dancing mushroom), proteins can be identified without knowing the organism's genetic composition. This advance simplifies the study of proteins lying at the root of such diseases as cancer and diabetes.
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