Overview of the chemical synthesis of cardiotonic steroid glycosides – recently neglected, but promising field

Cardiotonic Steroid Glycoside Synthesis

pH Tunable Hydrogelators for Water Purification
Dramatic dye uptake by newly synthesized hydrogelator which will guide the production of novel inexpensive and easy to use water purification platforms

pH Tunable Hydrogelators for Water Purification
Library of potential low molecular weight hydrogelators synthesized; will guide production of novel inexpensive, easy to use water purification platforms

New Method for Cleaning Catalysts
New and simple procedure for cleaning nanoparticles removes organic contaminants without affecting size, shape, or structure

Stable Iron Nanoparticles as Contrast Agents
Iron nanoparticles with an iron oxide shell resist oxidation and maintain magnetic properties needed for biomedical applications

Efficient Apoptosis Inducer
(–)-7S-OH-lentiginosine has been efficiently synthesized and is an apoptosis inducer that has low cytotoxicity toward healthy cells

Molecular Cut and Paste
Peptides and antibodies used as handles and anchors for single-molecule cut and paste in high-precision molecular assembly

Heterogeneous Catalysis Using MOFs
Incorporating highly active Pd nanoparticles in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) gives heterogeneous catalyst for Heck reactions

Breaking the Nicotinamide Habit
Combining chromate reductase with Rh catalyst gives simple route to reduced conjugated C=C bonds without the need for nicotinamide cofactor

Accurate Monitoring of Thrombin Activity
Use of fluorophore increases the sensitivity and accuracy of the thrombin generation test for estimating blood's clotting ability