Researchers at California Polytechnic State University have developed a low-cost approach that improves cell-free biotechnology's utility for bio-manufacturing and portability for field applications.
Biotechnology
Feb 25, 2020
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The field of synthetic biology does not only observe and describe processes of life but also mimics them. A key characteristic of life is the ability for replication, which means the maintenance of a chemical system. Scientists ...
Cell & Microbiology
Feb 17, 2020
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After helping develop a new approach for organic synthesis—carbon-hydrogen functionalization—scientists at Emory University are now showing how this approach may apply to drug discovery. Nature Catalysis published their ...
Materials Science
Feb 11, 2020
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Researchers at Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) report a photo-acid generator (PAG) that generates Lewis acids with a quantum yield that is vastly superior to PAGs that generate Brønsted acids. The new PAG ...
Materials Science
Feb 7, 2020
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The death cap mushroom is highly toxic. However, some of its toxins can also be healing: amanitins are potential components for antibody-based cancer treatments. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, German scientists have now ...
Biochemistry
Feb 4, 2020
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RUDN University chemists, together with Indian colleagues from Goa University, have synthesized an analog of alkaloid of alpkinidine, a substance with a signified cytotoxic effect. Before the team's research, there was no ...
Materials Science
Feb 3, 2020
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A RUDN chemist has obtained a new compound—a dumbbell-shaped phosphate-bridged molybdenum cluster. The cluster accelerates the reaction of the formation of sulfides from oxides and can be used in pharmaceutical and cosmetic ...
Analytical Chemistry
Jan 27, 2020
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A chemist from RUDN University has proposed a new method for the synthesis of secondary propargylamine used to create antidepressants, drugs for Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, as well as malaria. ...
Materials Science
Jan 17, 2020
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Ethylene, or ethene, is a primary feedstock for the chemical industry, including as a starting material for the production of a wide variety of plastics. In the journal Angewandte Chemie, scientists have now introduced a ...
Materials Science
Dec 11, 2019
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A new technique in chemistry could pave the way for producing uniform nanoparticles for use in drug delivery systems.
Nanomaterials
Nov 27, 2019
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