Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Angewandte Chemie 38/2014: Nobel Chemistry
Enzymatic Degumming
A microbial phospholipase is tested for its efficiency in degumming crude vegetable oils
Detecting Chemical Warfare Agents
A colorimetric probe selectively detects a sarin and soman nerve gas mimic
A New Class of Single-Molecule Magnets
New single-molecule magnets make functionalization and processing easier while retaining high blocking temperatures
Boron and the Development of Crop Plants
Boron crucially affects the development of crop plants
A New Way to 2D Gold Nanoparticles
Oil/water interface allows the growth of hyper-branched gold nanoparticles in two dimensions
Carbohydrate Orientation
Incorporation of a photosensitive azobenzene linker for controllable carbohydrate orientation
Dietary Guidelines for a Cancer-Free Prostate
Foods associated with a reduced risk of developing prostate cancer identified
A New Kinase Inhibitor Halts Leukemia Development
A novel chemical blocks the development of T-cell acute leukemia by selectively inhibiting cyclin-dependent kinase 7
Reasons to Avoid Heavy Metals in Photosystems
Nature avoids heavy metals in photosystems for toxicity reasons; maybe also for the sake of the efficiency of the antenna effect