Protein engineering of laccase enhances its stability and activity in the presence of organic alcohol solvents

Getting an Enzyme to Like Alcohol

Synthesis of Aromadendrene and Psiguadial Terpenoids
Bicyclogermacrene as a platform for fast access to a range of different terpenoids

A Funny Control of Heartbeats
Biphenyl urea is a novel tool to pharmacologically control the cardiac activity

2014 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
Professor Chi-Huey Wong, Academia Sinica and The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA, is this year's winner

Methionine: Find the Right Balance
Methionine-deficient but also -supplemented diet induces deregulation of pivotal molecular pathways in the liver

NDI Tug-of-War!
Push-pull naphthalene diimide (NDI) motifs form the basis of redox molecular switches

Inhibiting Protein Aggregation
Conjugates of 8-hydroxyquinolines and cyclodextrins have been developed that function both as antioxidants and as metal chelators

Increase in Fracking Patents
2013 saw highest number of patents filed for research on shale gas extraction technology

Renewable Oils Plant in Brazil
Solazyme and Bunge, both USA, start commercial production at their joint venture plant in Brazil

75th Birthday: Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger
Professor Hans-Jürgen Quadbeck-Seeger, Germany, celebrates his 75th birthday on May 29, 2014