An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 5/2012: Lead Structures

Tuning Up for Drug Release
A novel drug delivery mechanism based on polymeric meshes uses air as a barrier to control the rate at which drug is released

Plant Hormone Synthesis Pathway
Findings could prove fruitful for agricultural researchers attempting to improve crop robustness and productivity

Whisky Biofuel Production
Spin-out company aims to commercialize process for producing biofuel from whisky by-products

A Hint of Frog in the Air
Macrolides are volatile pheromones from Madagascar frogs that could be used for communication

Angewandte Chemie 4/2012: It's in the Genes
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Anti-Malaria Drug Synthesised
Simple, inexpensive, continuous-flow synthesis of the to date most effective anti-malaria drug artemisinin

Pesto — Mediterranean Biochemistry Part 2
In this last part we take a look at the synthesis of the perfect pesto

Copper Spots Histidine
Simple coordination complex of copper acts as efficient, selective fluorescent sensor for histidine in aqueous solution at neutral pH

Angewandte Chemie 3/2012: The Art of Arrows
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie