The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for January 2012

New insights into the way mammalian sirtuin proteins function could offer a clearer understanding of the aging process

Overview of the chemical synthesis of cardiotonic steroid glycosides – recently neglected, but promising field

Hugh Aldersey-Williams' book, Periodic Tales – A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc, is reviewed by Matthias Driess

Two-step chemical mechanism proposed for ribosome-catalysed peptide bond formation

Biotechnologically relevant class of enzymes synthesized

Bioethanol distillery wastewater treated by using thermophilic microbial fuel cells (MFCs)

Iron nanoparticles with an iron oxide shell resist oxidation and maintain magnetic properties needed for biomedical applications

Roald Hoffmann discusses the purpose of the Nobel Prizes and why areas like biochemistry should be recognized

Peptides and antibodies used as handles and anchors for single-molecule cut and paste in high-precision molecular assembly