A colorimetric assay for diagnostics in the field detects every kind of pathogen by using DNAzymes and gold nanoparticles

Uncovering Pathogens Outside the Lab

Inhibiting Hepatitis C
Coumarin derivatives can prevent replication of the hepatitis C virus by inducing an interferon antiviral response

Light Controlled Insulin Release
US scientists developed a drug depot which, upon exposure to light, releases insulin at appropriate times and amounts

Angewandte Chemie 7/2013: Everything under Control
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Enzyme Biomimetics
Benzimidazole is a better substituent than benzoxazole for assembling biomimetic diiron complexes similar to biological enzyme centers

Angewandte Chemie 6/2013: Silver is King
Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Our Daily Bread — Part 1
Transformation of ripe ears of grain into a fragrant, aromatic bread borders on the miraculous and behind such a miracle lies chemistry

Hydrogen Bonds Fight HIV Mutations
Interactions between water and rilpirivine’s cinnamonitrile group render this drug effective against mutant HIV strains

Twenty Years On, Still Just Saying NO
Nitrogen(II) oxide plays a key role in vasodilation, sexual arousal, and cardiac activity, but how much do we really know about NO concentrations?

Wonderlab Comic – Waste Disposal
What to do with that left-over reaction mixture – Gin-Jo learns the hard way