A new route for the synthesis of protoporphyrin IX avoids contamination with animal products and associated risks to human patients.
Vegetarian Porphyrin Synthesis
Bayer Foundation
EUR 200,000 available to support ambitious projects in science, engineering, medicine and teacher training in scientific subjects.
Shikimic Gimmick
An alternative biomass-based route to benzoic acid from the renewable starting materials quinic acid and shikimic acid.
An Apple a Day? Okay!
Research into cloudy apple juice suggests that its phenolic content may help ward off symptoms of some chronic diseases.
Angew. Chem. 25/2010: Cells and Micelles
Overview on the current issue of the Angewandte Chemie International Edition.
A Thio-Millipede Invasion!
Cysteine-containing polyisocyanides are shown to be versatile nanoplatforms for chromophoric and bioscaffolding
'Oh No!' to ONOO–
A lanthanide-complex-based ratiometric luminescence probe specific for peroxynitrite (ONOO-) has been designed and synthesized.
Industrial Emissions Directive
Cefic suggests greater account of local needs and circumstances are required for better environmental protection.
Swinging Neutrinos
The first direct observation of a tau particle in a muon neutrino beam confirms that neutrinos oscillate and therefore have mass.
Activation of Oxygen by Silicon
First synthesis of dioxasiliranes isolable at room temperature, stabilized by N-heterocyclic carbenes featuring a three-membered SiO2-peroxide ring.