Discovery may open new strategies for easier modifications on peptides or proteins used in medicine and technology

Biosynthetic Pathway to Amino Acids with a Terminal Alkyne

Guess the Chemist (88)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

Koji Nakanishi (1925 – 2019)
Legendary chemist in bioorganic chemistry and natural products passed away

Fullerenes Bridge Conductive Gap in Organic Photovoltaics
Efficient cathode interlayers made of ionene polymers with pendant fullerenes

Golden Ball in a Golden Cage
Ligand-protected nanocluster made of 32 gold atoms

Pyrethrum: History of a Bio-Insecticide – Part 6
How pyrethrins kill insects and the variety of modern pyrethroids

100th Birthday: Larned B. Asprey
Pioneer of actinide and fluoride chemistry and Manhattan Project worker

Copying DNA Made Easy
Universal isothermal DNA amplification method

Chemical Hydrogen Storage System
Reversible liquid organic hydrogen carrier system made of simple organic compounds

Sugar from Cyanobacteria Is a Potent Herbicide
Blocking the shikimate pathway to inhibit growth