By discovering how insects synthesize polyacetylenic fatty acids, scientists found a new way to produce these promising therapeutic compunds
Soldier Beetles Teach Polyacetylenic Fatty Acid Synthesis
Licorice’s Volatiles Composition
A German study identified the volatiles substances contained in three different species of licorice roots
Most Accessed Articles: October 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for October 2012
A New Drug for Diabetes?
Chinese scientists discovered a new compound that reduces the high blood glucose levels of diabetic and obese mice
Angewandte Chemie 47/2012: A Rich Harvest
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Colloids as Artificial Atoms
By imitating atomic bonding, American scientists induce the self-assembly of colloidal particles along define directions
Surprises of Methane Inactivation Process
Methane supplies the energy for cell metabolism of bacteria, but is not the carbon source
Para-Aminosalicylic Acid’s Action Revisited
American scientists revealed that the antitubercular drug para-aminosalicylic acid does not act as it has been believed
Heinrich Wieland Prize 2013
The Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation invites nominations for the Heinrich Wieland Prize 2013 (News by Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation)
M. Reetz Wins IKCOC Prize
Professor Manfred Reetz, Germany, awarded the International Kyoto Conference on New Aspect of Organic Chemistry (IKCOC) Prize