Chemistry

The gut bacterium Blautia sp. MRG-PMF1 uses a cobalamin-dependent O-demethylase to cleave ethyl, propyl and isopropyl ether groups from isoflavone...

A solvent-based fluorine–silicon modified acrylate sizing agent raised specialty paper tensile strength by 70.1% and cut 24-hour water absorption by...

Solid-state fermentation with four filamentous fungi produced distinct, stage-dependent changes in the carbohydrates, peptides, amino acids, and volatile profile of...

A new review maps how microbial dissolution, biomineralization and surface modification could reshape metal manufacturing, while warning that gentle biology...

Researchers report that the two-dimensional material TlGaS2 shows both in-plane and out-of-plane polarization, with incipient ferroelectric behavior and a soft...

Chemists have created graphene-enzyme hybrids in which immobilized lipases induce the formation of palladium and copper nanoparticles that catalyze carbon-carbon...

Time-resolved spectroscopy reveals that chiral rotation of a tryptophan residue in cryptochrome, contributing about 8 percent spin selectivity, could raise...

A new review details how graph neural networks are accelerating the discovery of electrocatalysts for green hydrogen production by learning...

Researchers turned dried water kefir grains into highly extensible dextran films using a NaOH dissolution, ethanol precipitation, and glycerol diffusion...

Six new pyrazole semicarbazone derivatives were synthesized, characterized spectroscopically, analyzed by DFT calculations, and docked against three carbohydrate-metabolism enzymes, with...

Researchers report the first detailed structural characterization of lignin from Bangladeshi Melocanna baccifera, showing that soda pulping cleaves ether linkages,...

A TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanocrystal electrode made from sugarcane bagasse tracked soil pH from 3 to 12 and matched a commercial...

An integrated in silico and in vitro study finds that clinically used fluorinated PSMA PET radiopharmaceuticals share a conserved binding...

A comprehensive review of naloxone's chemistry, receptor pharmacology and clinical pharmacokinetics explains why the lifesaving opioid antagonist acts so quickly...

A new review details how agricultural and forestry waste can be converted into high-value nanocellulose, while warning that energy demand,...

Chemical profiling of Capparis zeylanica flowers identified 27 GC-MS/MS compounds and 61 LC-MS metabolites, with antioxidant and anti-Vibrio activity in...

A new class of gallium-68 labeled vinyl sulfone activity-based probes selectively targets active cathepsin L in preclinical PET imaging, with...

Researchers combined transcriptome sequencing and organic acid profiling in Ilex asprella roots to identify six cadmium-responsive organic acids and 15...

The standard fix is hydrodeoxygenation, a hydrotreating process that strips oxygen from these molecules under hydrogen, heat and pressure.

A rat study found that post-injury branched-chain amino acid supplementation partially restored thyroid hormones, vitamin D, calcium, and phosphorus levels...