Intramolecular amide-bond rearrangement gives a simple new route to cyclic peptides from unactivated linear precursors

Synthesis of Cyclic Peptides by Amide Bond Rearrangement

First 3D Artery Model
First example of 3D assay of NO diffusion using an engineered 3D artery model; convenient and effective for drug screening

Living Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cell
Hydrogen-powered symbiotic bacteria in deep-sea hydrothermal vent mussels discovered

Interview with Editors of ChemistryOpen
Interview with the editors of the new ChemPubSoc Europe journal ChemistryOpen – youngest member, but a first in many aspects

Video Competition
ChemistryViews Video Competition: film where chemistry appears in your everyday life

Cellular Antifreeze
The cryopreservation of samples of human cells can be improved with the use of a bioconjugate antifreeze compound

Angewandte Chemie 33/2011: Caught on Gold
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Author Profiles August
Stefan Bräse, Younan Xia, Sjoerd Harder, and Stefan Hecht, are interviewed this month

Distinguished Women Chemistry/Chemical Engineering Award 2011
23 women scientists were awarded to acknowledge and promote the work of women chemists and chemical engineers worldwide

IYC 2011 in Hungary
Hungary celebrated the IYC 2011 with a fire with water – water with fire event