Working with aspartic acid and asparagine, however, we have for some time observed that yeast growth has been stimulated under some conditions to a remarkable extent if either aspartic acid or ...

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A study conducted by researchers at the Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology has uncovered a pivotal role of asparagine metabolism in regulating B cell homeostasis and immune response. Germinal ...

Tumour with Salmonella in blue (Image: Supplied) The bacteria deplete an amino acid called asparagine, which suppresses tumour growth but also disrupts the metabolic processes of T cells.