A concise synthesis of a novel alkaloid natural product with the pyrroloindoloquinazoline skeleton has been devised
Concise Total Synthesis of a Newly Discovered Alkaloid
Angewandte Chemie 30/2013: A Shining Example
An overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie
Migration of Nanoparticles from Textiles
More realistic exposure scenario for wearing Ag- and TiO2-engineered nanoparticle-containing textiles
Sugar Coating Reveals Black Death
Plague detection through anti-carbohydrate antibodies could lead to rapid point-of-care diagnosis
Conveying the Excitement of Chemistry on YouTube
Martyn Poliakoff, UK, and freelance filmmaker Brady Haran discuss how YouTube can be used to inspire the next generation of chemists
Next-Generation of Histone Deactylase Inhibitors
A new series of ruthenium complexes that act as histone deacetylase (HDAC) inhibitors show promise as anticancer agents
Extracting the Medicine from Traditional Chinese Medicine
Isolated compounds from Chinese medicine often show physiological activity. One such compound from Gansong has been identified
Roughing up Smoothened
A second-generation Smoothened (Smo) antagonist has shown excellent efficacy in rodent tumor models
History of Cyclotides
Cyclotides are head-to-tail cyclic peptides in plants
100th Birthday: Mildred Cohn
A biochemist who overcame religious and sexual discrimination