for example, kissing-loop interactions between two minihelix-like RNA molecules," Prof. Tamura explains. "These minihelix-like molecules, which form a part of the scaffold for peptide bond ...

This 3-D arrangement of amino acids optimized to catalyze peptide bond hydrolysis has clearly developed at least twice in evolution, an example of convergent evolution at the molecular level.

Peptide bond formation is one of the key chemical ... JAXA invest great resources to acquire new fundamental insights. For example, recent Hayabusa2 and OSIRIS-REx asteroid sampling missions ...