A new lead for antimalarial drugs has been developed through structure-activity studies on the GlaxoSmithkline database

New Malaria Lead Compound Identified

Angewandte Chemie 10/2012: Click! Goes the Sulfur
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Finding Cancer Cells in Blood
Chip-based method for the rapid, sensitive isolation of rare cells in blood

Green Cured Meat
A green pigment often lends an odd sheen to nitrite-cured meat products. US chemists have now obtained its crystal structure

Angewandte Chemie 9/2012: Sunny Outlook
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Most Accessed Articles: January 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for January 2012

Ageless Proteins
New insights into the way mammalian sirtuin proteins function could offer a clearer understanding of the aging process

Cardiotonic Steroid Glycoside Synthesis
Overview of the chemical synthesis of cardiotonic steroid glycosides – recently neglected, but promising field

Periodic Tales
Hugh Aldersey-Williams' book, Periodic Tales – A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc, is reviewed by Matthias Driess

Ribosome-catalysed Peptide Bond Formation
Two-step chemical mechanism proposed for ribosome-catalysed peptide bond formation