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New Year’s Eve Chemistry
In Situ Synthesis of MOFs
2 coordination polymers with rare NiP2 and kgd topologies synthesized; for the time an indazole cycle formed through intramolecular amination cyclization
Transgenic Pollen Screening
A fast, simple and high-throughput method in which flow cytometry is employed, is able to count 5,000 pollen grains per minute
Phosphatidylserine – Novel Receptor
Phosphatidylserine lipid photoaffinity cross-linking probes synthesized for identification of novel receptors (discovery biology, anti-inflammatory therapeutics, cellular delivery)
High-Throughput Screening for Cellulase
Testing of cellulase-based methods for converting cellulose into glucose may be increased with new screening technique
Novel Primary & Secondary N-acylamidines
Synthesis, structures, and aggregation properties of novel primary and secondary N-acylamidines
Changing Bacteria from Warm- to Cold-Loving
Only a limited number of functions required to change the predilection of microorganisms for radically different environments
Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles
A simple, green, one-pot synthesis of gold nanoparticles
Analgesia, Less of a Pain
Analgesics without side-effects of conventional painkillers could emerge the discovery of the ion channel responsible for pain
Singlet Oxygen Photosensitizers
Water-soluble Pt and Pd tetrasulfophthalocyanines show good photostability and photosensitize the generation of singlet oxygen, which can be efficiently used in ene reactions for synthetic purposes