EVANSTON, Ill. — The chemical industry powers modern life, from fertilizers to pharmaceuticals, but much of what happens at the atomic level during catalytic reactions has remained invisible—until now ...

Chemists appreciate wine for its color, taste, and aroma. They can also appreciate an aspect of the beverage that escapes the general public: the chemistry that transpires during the production and ...

Definition: Anomers are stereoisomers that occur due to differences in configuration at their anomeric carbon. Anomeric Carbon: Anomeric carbon is the carbon atom with an aldehyde or ketone group in ...

Dihydroartemisinin (DHA), a natural product isolated from the traditional Chinese herb Artemisia annua and one of the clinical frontline drugs against malarial infections, has recently been discovered ...

Mechanisms leading to a molecular evolution and the formation of homochirality in nature are interconnected and a key to the underlying principles that led to the emergence of life. So far proposed ...

The Natural Products Research Group at the University of Surrey aims to find useful molecules from natural sources. 1. Development of a plant derived product for the treatment of downy mildew on ...

1 Department of Subtropical Bioscience and Biotechnology, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa, Japan. 2 Health and Longevity Research Laboratory, Integrated Innovation Research Center, University of ...

Pyridinium ketones have been found to exist as hydrates and hemiacetals in considerable amount in aqueous and alcoholic solutions, respectively. The relative position of the pyridinium positive charge ...