Addition of zwitterions to ionic liquids allows them to be loaded up with water allowing dissolution of biological molecules without degradation
An Aqueous Solution
NMR Experiments Assisting in Drug Design
A simple experiment combines modern NMR techniques with applications in drug design
Prince of Asturias Award for R. Lerner and G. Winter
Gregory Winter, UK,and Richard Lerner, USA, receive the Prince of Asturias Award for their work on antibodies and immunology
Enzyme in a Bed of Graphene
A graphene–phospholipid nanocomposite acts as a biosensor when it is loaded with a redox-active enzyme
It Takes Two to a Healthy Colon
Lycopene and fish oil synergize to prevent colon cancer’s growth and progression
First Nanoparticles Targeting Senescent Cells
Microporous silica nanoparticles capped with galacto-oligosaccharides selectively deliver cargo to senescent cells
Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2012
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2012 has been awarded to R. Lefkowitz and B. Kobilka for their work on G protein-coupled receptors
Who's Next? 2012 Nobel Prize in Chemistry – Final Voting Results Wednesday 10 October
Final summary of results for ChemistryViews readers likely and unlikely, serious and whimsical suggestions for Nobel Prize winners
Chirality, On the Other Hand
Artificial helical peptide chains can induce enantioselectivity in some organic reactions, offering another clue to nature's chiral bias
Targeting Allosteric Regulations
The replication of hepatitis C virus can be blocked by compounds targeting an allosteric site in the viral protein NS3