Overview of the latest issue of Angewandte Chemie

Angewandte Chemie 26/2012: Strong and Selective

Most Accessed Articles: May 2012
The most-accessed chemistry articles from ChemPubSoc Europe and GDCh journals for May 2012

Rapid Test Uses Origami Technology
Paper biosensor uses the principles of origami to make simple, cheap, and power-free detector for electrochemical detection of adenosine

Lost in Oligomerization
Hybrid oligomerization of pyroglutamylated amyloid-β peptides triggers neuronal loss

William Knowles (1917 – 2012)
William Knowles, winner of the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his work on asymmetric hydrogenation reactions, dies aged 95

NADPH Depletion? Take the Other Route
Regulating NADPH homeostasis via AMPK allows cancer cells to survive energy stress

Wastewater and Antibiotic Resistance
Impact of treated wastewater irrigation on antibiotic resistance in agricultural soils

Restriction of Phthalates
Combined proposal to restrict four classified phthalates under REACH not justified

Secrets of Immunosuppressive Drugs
Calcineurin inhibitors, used clinically as immunosuppressive drugs, are shown to confer a growth advantage to myeloid cells

Nobel Prize Reduced to Safeguard Long-Term Capital
Size of the Nobel Prize is being reduced by 20 % to safeguard long-term capital