Characterized drugs show unexpected effects
Known and yet unexpected: many active substances influence the cholesterol homeostasis and thereby possibly a SARS-CoV-2 infectionCredit: MPI of Molecular ...
Tag: Pharmaceutical/Combinatorial Chemistry
A mutual exchange: Synthesizing aryl sulfides from non-smelling, non-toxic compounds
Chemists from Japan develop a thiol-free technique for synthesizing aryl sulfides using a nickel catalystCredit: Waseda University Aryl sulfide, an ...
New study investigates formation of dangerous compounds by e-cigarettes
Credit: Yeongkwan Son/DRI. Scientists with the Desert Research Institute (DRI) Organic Analytical Laboratory in Reno, Nev., led by Andrey Khlystov, ...
Low-dose radiotherapy combined with immunotherapy eradicates metastatic cancer in mice
Credit: UPMC PITTSBURGH, July 14, 2021 - More doesn't necessarily mean better--including in cancer treatment. University of Pittsburgh School of ...
Scientists identify new gut-liver drug recycling process
Implications for developing treatments for intestinal diseasesCredit: University of Houston A team of University of Houston pharmaceutical researchers is reporting ...
Microcrystal electron diffraction supports a new drug development pipeline
Credit: Bruhn, J. et al. Front. Mol. Biosci., 2021 8, 354. CAMBRIDGE July 13, 2021 - To date, solving structures ...
TSUBAME supercomputer predicts cell-membrane permeability of cyclic peptides
Credit: 2021 Sugita M, et al. Published by American Chemical Society (Licensed under CC BY 4.0) Scientists at Tokyo Institute ...
Enzyme from fungi shows molecules which way to turn
Xue Sherry Gao and team isolate natural catalysts for better drug synthesisCredit: Zhiwen Liu/Rice University HOUSTON - (July 6, 2021) ...
NIH grant will help streamline chemical synthesis
to Julian West lets lab build upon recent discoveries to advance drug design and moreCredit: Rice University HOUSTON - (July ...
New game-changing zeolite catalysts synthesized
Credit: POSTECH A research team at POSTECH has uncovered a promising new zeolite, anticipated to be a turning point for ...
COVID gets quantum treatment for drug discovery
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers use Stampede2 to refine drug discovery pipelineCredit: TACC Since the first known case of COVID-19 in December ...
Reversal speeds creation of important molecule
Rice's K.C. Nicolaou lab makes synthesis of halichondrin B more efficientCredit: Jenna Kripal/Nicolaou Research Group HOUSTON - (June 29, 2021) ...
New AI model helps understand virus spread from animals to humans
Credit: Daniel Bojar A new model that applies artificial intelligence to carbohydrates improves the understanding of the infection process and ...
Does zinc inhibit or promote growth of kidney stones? Well, both
First study to validate conflicting theoriesCredit: University of Houston A funny thing happened on the way to discovering how zinc ...