Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 31/2011: More Nobility

Ryoji Noyori Introduces RIKEN
Ryoji Noyori Introduces RIKEN, Japan’s flagship institution for comprehensive scientific research

Heroin Vaccine
A highly successful vaccine against a heroin high developed and its therapeutical potential proven in animal models

Cadmium Selenide Quantum Dots Pollute Soil
Cadmium selenide quantum dots degrade in soil and release their toxic guts

Glutamate — From Discovery To Global Product
Since 1908 glutamate is known as the fifth taste and found in seaweed broth, asparagus, tomato, cheese, meat

Modified Genetic Alphabet
Chemical evolution generates bacterial strain with artificial nucleotide in its genome

Angewandte Chemie 30/2011: Noble Chemistry
Overview of the current issue of Angewandte Chemie

Bioenergy and Water
Water use to grow and process biomass feedstocks for fuels has emerged as an important controversy

Aspergillus Niger Helps Replace Petroleum
Optimization of cell factories like Aspergillus niger might help replace the chemical building blocks derived from petroleum

Liquid Proteins
Engineering of globular proteins has allowed to make solvent-free liquids comprising structurally and functionally intact biomolecules