Boronic acids are very useful building blocks to prepare structurally diverse fluorophores

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Proteins Modified to Order
A new method for site-selective protein conjugation based on aromatic nucleophilic substitution

Identifying Bacterial Biofilms
A fluorescent probe for monitoring biofilms in clinical situations has been discovered

ChemBioChem Appoints New Editor-in-Chief
Dr. Meghan Campbell named as Editor-in-Chief of ChemBioChem

Cocaine Metabolites in Hair
Testing for minor cocaine metabolites in hair analysis has limited applications for definitive proof of active cocaine consumption

Total Synthesis of (+)-Steenkrotin A
First enantioselective total synthesis of (+)-steenkrotin A in 18 steps and 4.2 % overall yield

Cultured Cells as Alternative to Animal Testing
BASF and Sumitomo Chemicals collaborate to establish fully functional cultured cells as alternative to animal testing

An Easier Way to Isoindolinones
Bifunctional chiral ammonium salts efficiently catalyze an asymmetric cascade synthesis

Health Risks of Arsenic in Rice
Arsenic content not acutely toxic, but long-term carcinogenic effects possible