Novel compound that blocks the activity of Wip1, a phosphatase that plays an important role in tumor development, discovered
Inhibitors of Oncogenic Phosphatase
A Killer Complex
A rhodium(I) complex is shown to have cytotoxic activity in the low micromolar range in various cancer cell lines
Green Tea Enhances Weight Loss
Voluntary exercise and green tea enhance the expression of genes related to energy utilization
Synthesis of Carolacton
A synthetic route for carolacton, a compound active against a bacterium that causes tooth decay, has been developed
The Fall of Ikaros: Not Just a Myth
Two independent studies reveal how the thalidomide derivative lenalidomide works against multiple myeloma
Guess the Chemist (26)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?
Vitamin C Deficiency – Part 2
When scurvy was identified as a form of malnutrition, an exciting race for the isolation, structure determination, and synthesis of vitamin C started
Behind the Scenes of the Wonderlab Cartoon
Interview with Sophie Lin, a chemist in Taiwan, who started drawing the Wonderlab Cartoon Series for ChemistryViews.org in 2010
Building Anticancer Drugs Without Side Effects
Late-stage divergent synthetic route allows the synthesis of analogues of bleomycin, a common anticancer drug
Chemical Poems: Fluorine
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table