The Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (MPICI) has created a carbohydrate sequence that can fold into a stable secondary structure. To date, self-folding biopolymers had only been ...

Mass spectrometry has emerged as an indispensable tool for the structural elucidation of oligosaccharides, offering unrivalled sensitivity and precision in the analysis of complex carbohydrate ...

The research was first published online [July 3 rd, 2023] in the journal Nature Chemistry. Carbohydrates constitute approximately 80% of the biomass of our planet - half on land and the other half in ...

Bread. Pasta. Potatoes. Cake. Many of our favorite things are packed with a biomolecule called carbohydrates. We need them – they are what allows our bodies to produce the energy required to maintain ...