The tricarboxylic acid cycle: Oxidation in the round

Having considered localization of respiratory functions in mitochondria and in prokaryotic cells, it's time to return to the ...
Armed robbery in Revesby

Acid Drives Meta-C-H Bond Amination for M-Diphenylamine

Recently, Professor Fei Wang's research group at Nankai University developed an aromatic radical substitution reaction based on aniline protonation-induced polarity reversal, achieving the direct meta ...
CNN

Scientists found tryptophan, the ‘sleepy’ amino acid, in an asteroid. Here’s what it means

Tryptophan, the essential amino acid behind the Thanksgiving myth that eating turkey can make you sleepy, has been found to exist on Bennu, a small asteroid that swings by our planet about every six ...
Live Science

Paralvinella hessleri: The yellow worm that lives in acid and fights poison with poison

These deep-sea worms, which are 1% arsenic, are only found at the hottest hydrothermal vents in the western Pacific. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
Metal Injection

ACID BATH Announces First Two Non-Festival Reunion Show, Both Sell Out Immediately

The newly-reunited Acid Bath has announced two of their first non-festival shows for 2025, and they both sold out within minutes. Which I guess is unsurprising given metal fans' relentlessly asking ...
C&EN

Modular Synthesis of α-Aryl Acrylamido Carboxylic Acids by Triple C–F Bond Cleavage of (Trifluoromethyl)alkenes with Unprotected Amino Acids

School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Key Laboratory of Functional Molecular Engineering of Guangdong Province, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China School of ...
C&EN

Diisobutylaluminum hydride

Diisobutylaluminum hydride (DIBAL-H) is an organometallic compound that has found wide use as a reducing agent. The molecule’s nominal structure is shown in the 3-D image: but under ambient conditions ...