Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency is a genetically inherited disorder that compromises the mitochondrial breakdown of medium-chain fatty acids. This metabolic impairment can lead ...

Acyl carrier protein (ACP) plays a central role in fatty acid biosynthesis, acting as a molecular "shuttle" that carries, protects, and delivers elongating acyl chains to various enzymatic partners.

A new study by researchers in Japan offers new insights into how protocells may have inherited and enriched genetic material before modern biology emerged. By exposing mixed phospholipid vesicles to ...