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Most Accessed Articles: December 2011
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for December 2011

Electrolyte Layers Stabilize Mushroom Enzyme
Mushroom tyrosinase is stabilized by polyelectrolyte layers, enhancing its selectivity towards bioactive catechols

New Hope For Tuberculosis Treatment
Two new classes of potent antitubercular agents identified

CSI: The Age of the Bloodstain
Determining the age of a bloodstain is now possible with fluorescence lifetime measurements

Enantiopure Triazolium Salts
Simple, robust, and straightforward synthetic method for the production of enantiopure 1,4-dialkyl-1,2,4-triazolium salts

Reduced Organocatalyst Loadings
Solid-supported organocatalyst for continuous-flow enantioselective aldol reactions reduces catalyst loading

Fighting Biofilms
Protein kinase C inhibitor palmitoyl-dl-carnitine is a multitarget inhibitor of Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilm development

Toward Hydrogen Storage Materials for Vehicles
Borane salts show promise for storing hydrogen at moderate conditions once the clustering of metal ions is prevented

Rallying the Stem Cell Troops
New CXCR4 antagonists found to be as potent as commercial drug in mobilizing stem cells