A channel of unexpected significance
Monday, August 13, 2012 - 08:31
in Biology & Nature
Scientists from the research groups of Prof. Dr. Susana Andrade and Prof. Dr. Oliver Einsle, members of the Institute of Organic Chemistry and the Cluster of Excellence BIOSS, the Centre for Biological Signalling Studies of the University of Freiburg, have collected the first precise data ever on the function of a transport protein for formate an important metabolite in bacteria. The findings could potentially lead to the development of new antibiotic active ingredients, as the research team reports in the scientific journal PNAS.