Bacteria that electrocatalytically convert CO₂ to formate present a green alternative to traditional inorganic electrocatalysts

The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for March 2011

Understanding how the passivating layer on a gold surface forms could see more accurate biosensors developed

Engineered enzyme mimics human drug metabolism and produces metabolites on a scale suitable for characterization and testing

First chemosensor that turns fluorescence on in the presence of fluoride ions developed by researchers in Korea

Stopping histone demethylases from removing the methyl groups from lysine side chains could present effective route to treat cancer

Targeting the actin filaments in cell scaffolds rather than the microtubules could lead to new anti-tumor or anti-HIV agents

Pnicogen bonds have a comparable strength to hydrogen bonds and might act as a new conceivable molecular linker

A flexible, cascade approach to the total synthesis of stachyflin could speed the development of potential anti-influenza A agents

Artificial photosynthetic system developed by reassembling raw materials from plants as support matrix for the encapsulation of porphyrins