Schematic diagrams provide a graphical representation of the most important biochemical pathways in living organisms

Online Access to Biochemical Pathways

The Biochemistry of Peppers – Part 2
We are only able to taste sweet, bitter, sour, salty, and umami – how do we taste hotness?

Guess the Chemist (30)
Can you guess the famous scientist from the description?

A New Way to Treat Diabetes?
A novel synthetic macrocycle inhibiting insulin-degrading enzyme shows potent anti-diabetic effects

Guess the Mineral (2)
Guess the name of a mineral with the help of an image and some tips

Chemical Poems: Rubidium
Poems based on the natural properties of each of the elements of the periodic table

Alternatives to Animal Testing
How do companies use alternatives to animal testing under the REACH Regulation?

A Funny Control of Heartbeats
Biphenyl urea is a novel tool to pharmacologically control the cardiac activity

2014 Wolf Prize in Chemistry
Professor Chi-Huey Wong, Academia Sinica and The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, USA, is this year's winner

Methionine: Find the Right Balance
Methionine-deficient but also -supplemented diet induces deregulation of pivotal molecular pathways in the liver