The EuCheMS elected Ulrich Schubert, Vienna University of Technology, member of the Austrian chemical society, as their new president

New EuCheMS President

Mass Production of Spider Silk
Native-sized spider silk protein successfully expressed for the first time in metabolically engineered Escherichia coli

Ultrasensitive Detection
Electrochemical immunoassay evaluated spiked food samples, including fruit juices, milk, and pork, with excellent detection levels

Memory Enzyme
Short -term inhibition of enzyme could lead to a treatment for cognitive decline associated with old age

One-Phase for Biodiesel
Using ionic liquids for biodiesel production overcomes miscibility problem and allows recycling over several cycles

Startled by Addiction Research
Clue to drug addiction emerges from studies of episodic withdrawal from morphine and its effects on psychomotor sensitization

Angewandte Author Profiles
Helmut Werner, Leroy Cronin, Otto Wolfbeis, and Takuzo Aida, are interviewed this month

UV or IR for AZT
IR and UV spectroscopy can be used to analyze the HIV/AIDS drug, Zidovudine (AZT) in solid dosage form

Fluorescent Polylactide Complex
Nontoxic, biodegradable complex for early tumor detection with fluorescence microscopy

Carl-Mannich-Medal To T. Dingerman
German Pharmaceutical Society (DPhG) awards Carl-Mannich-Medal to its former president Professor Theo Dingermann