Berberine-loaded cationic shellac nanoparticles with an improved antimicrobial effect

Shellac Nanocarriers Boost Antimicrobial Action

German Industry Outperformed a Good 2017
The year 2018 saw good developments for the chemical-pharmaceutical industry in Germany

Natural Product Could Bypass Antibiotic Resistance
Synthesis of Xanthoangelol B, which could inhibit a virulence factor of Staphylococcus aureus

Chemistry Advent Calendar 2018
Daily highlights from the periodic table of the elements

Skin Bacteria Can Become Deadly
Genetic changes can make harmless germ dangerous

Click Reaction Dissolves Hydrogel for Drug Release
Alkene–azide 1,3‐dipolar cycloaddition between trans‐cyclooctene and an azide‐capped hydrogel promotes rapid gel dissolution

Ir(III) Complexes for Photodynamic Therapy
Anticancer properties of neutral biscyclometalated Ir(III) complexes with 2-benzoazole-phenolates

Fluorescent Antifungal Agents
Antifungal cationic amphiphiles rapidly accumulate in fungal cells

Leukemia Epigenetics in Focus
Selective chemical probes that inhibit epigenetic factors for acute myeloid leukemia

DNA Origami Full of Potent Anticancer Agents
Tailored DNA nanoplatform carries chemotherapeutic drugs and RNA interference agents