And They Were There / Meeting Reports

And then there were two

A second enzyme that removes acetyl groups from lysine residues in E. coli been discovered and represents the founding member of a new enzyme family.

We were there…

" review the reviews " to ensure fairness and accuracy of judgment (" Kudos to reviewers for the JGP " ; February 2009; JGP 133:129–130). As to publication policies, the JGP is committed to publishing thoroughly vetted scientific papers of the highest quality with mechanistic insight, with all methods and results needed to establish the conclusions in the body of the paper, ideals we maintain a...

Meeting Reports

Once there were twenty.

Aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases play a central role in protein synthesis by covalently linking the correct amino acid to the correct tRNA (1). Each aminoacyl-tRNA is then carried to the ribosome where it interacts with the cognate trinucleotide codon on the mRNA and transfers the amino acid onto a growing polypeptide chain. Work on tRNAs and aminoacyltRNA synthetases from bacteria, fungi, plants, an...

Meeting Reports

The 8th Technicon International Congress, was held from the 12th-14th December, at the Wembley Conference Centre, London, UK. It is over seven years since such an event was last held in the United Kingdom and over the three days of the congress a wide range of analytical topics covering both industrial and clinical chemistry were covered in the various sessions. In addition the delegates were a...