Aspartame – a sweet dipeptide ester
The Saccharin Saga – Part 6
The Saccharin Saga – Part 5
What’s in your softdrink? – Introducing cyclamate
The Saccharin Saga – Part 4
A glance back to ancient Rome, and the most hair-raising of all sweeteners
The Saccharin Saga – Part 3
The health concerns associated with artificial sweeteners
The Saccharin Saga – Part 2
The early industrial production and organized smuggling of saccharin
The Saccharin Saga – Part 1
The invention of the first artificial sweetener and a lifetime battle for credit
Strychnine: From Isolation to Total Synthesis – Interview
Christine Beemelmanns and Hans-Ulrich Reissig explain why the synthesis of strychnine is challenging till today
Strychnine: From Isolation to Total Synthesis – Part 3
What can we learn from the total synthesis of strychnine?
Strychnine: From Isolation to Total Synthesis – Part 2
Why did it take 130 years to determine the structure of strychnine?
Natural Poisons
Some plants have evolved highly poisonous compounds as a defense mechanism against predators