Safe enzymatic preparation can replace the toxic chemicals commonly used in unhairing of hides
Optimization of Leather Unhairing
Castor Oil: Old and New
Castor oil induces laxation and uterus contraction via ricinoleic acid activating prostaglandin EP3 receptors
Chemistry Europe Newsletters
The newsletters cover the latest developments at the family of high-quality society journals and the magazine ChemistryViews
Imaging of Flowing Blood Cells
Spectrally encoded flow cytometry (SEFC), for high resolution imaging of flowing red and white blood cells in human patients
Eggs on Stalks Inspire Synthetic Silk
Researchers imitate the silk egg stalks of lacewings and create synthetic biomaterial that has similar tensile strength and elasticity
Plant Growth Without Light
Synthetic photoreceptor allows plants to developed in the dark as if they were in light
Molecular Pentafoil Knot Parameters
Detailed study of specific reaction parameters that allow pentameric cyclic Fe(II) double helicate and molecular pentafoil knot to form
Measuring the Mass of Nanoparticles and Viruses
Determining the mass and mass distribution of nanoparticles and viruses just got easier thanks to a novel approach to mass spectrometry
Angewandte Chemie 22/2012 – The Spice of Life
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
TB or not TB: Total Synthesis of Transvalencin Z
Total synthesis of the natural product transvalencin Z, a potential starting point for the development of drugs to treat tuberculosis