This is a selection of articles from the January 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Chemistry headlines.
Calming heat-stressed crops
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Source: Chemistry World | Latest News - January 31, 2008 Source Type: news
Emulating the olfactory system to protect and enhance a chemical sensor
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Source: Analytical Chemistry News and Features - January 31, 2008 Source Type: news
Superiority of serum type-I arginase and ornithine carbamyltransferase in the detection of toxicant-induced acute hepatic injury in rats.
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Source: International Journal of Clinical Chemistry - January 31, 2008 Authors: Murayama H, Ikemoto M, Fukuda Y, Nagata A Tags: Clin Chim Acta Source Type: news
Surface structures and crystal morphologies of LiFePO4: relevance to electrochemical behaviour
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Source: RSC - J. Mater. Chem. latest articles - January 31, 2008 Authors: Craig A. J. FisherM. Saiful Islam Source Type: news
The 24 Principles of Green Engineering and Green Chemistry: "IMPROVEMENTS PRODUCTIVELY"
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Source: RSC - Green Chem. latest articles - January 31, 2008 Authors: Samantha Y. TangRichard A. Bourne Richard L. Smith Martyn Poliakoff Source Type: news
A DNAzyme cascade for the amplified detection of Pb2+ ions or l-histidine
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Source: RSC - Chem. Commun. latest articles - January 31, 2008 Authors: Johann ElbazBella Shlyahovsky Itamar Willner Source Type: news
Malaria-Infected Mice Are Cured by Oral Administration of New Artemisinin Derivatives
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Source: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry - January 31, 2008 Source Type: news
Electrophilic Coordination Catalysis: A Summary of Previous Thought and a New Angle of Analysis
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Source: Accounts of Chemical Research - January 30, 2008 Source Type: news
Structure and stability of HSNO, the simplest S-nitrosothiol
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Source: RSC - Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. latest articles - January 30, 2008 Authors: Qadir K. TimerghazinGilles H. Peslherbe Ann M. English Source Type: news
High refractive index polyimide-nanocrystalline-titania hybrid optical materials
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Source: RSC - J. Mater. Chem. latest articles - January 30, 2008 Authors: Hung-Wen SuWen-Chang Chen Source Type: news
N-terminal pro A-type natriuretic peptide but not N-terminal pro C-type natriuretic peptide concentrations are related to cardiac diseases in infants.
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Source: International Journal of Clinical Chemistry - January 30, 2008 Authors: Hammerer-Lercher A, Sommer R, Mair J, Tulzer G, Lechner E, Hawa G, Maitzen S, Woloszczuk W, Puschendorf B Tags: Clin Chim Acta Source Type: news
(1)H-(1)H scalar coupling across two stacked aromatic rings: DFT calculations and experimental proof.
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Source: Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry : MRC - January 30, 2008 Authors: Bifulco G, Mangoni A Tags: Magn Reson Chem Source Type: news
Surface-chemical and -morphological gradients
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Source: RSC - Soft Matter latest articles - January 30, 2008 Authors: Sara MorgenthalerChristian Zink Nicholas D. Spencer Source Type: news
Very High Density Sensing Arrays
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Source: Chemical Reviews - January 30, 2008 Source Type: news
Formal total synthesis of triptolide
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Source: RSC - Chem. Commun. latest articles - January 30, 2008 Authors: Natalie A. MillerAnthony C. Willis Michael S. Sherburn Source Type: news
Scientists Plumb Vegetables' Secrets
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Source: Chemical and Engineering News - January 29, 2008 Source Type: news
Conservative Algorithm for an Adaptive Change of Resolution in Mixed Atomistic/Coarse-Grained Multiscale Simulations
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Source: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation - January 29, 2008 Source Type: news
Enhanced resolution triple-quadrupole mass spectrometry for ultra-sensitive and quantitative analysis of the investigational anticancer agent EO9 (apaziquone) and its metabolite EO5a in human and dog plasma to support (pre)-clinical studies of EOquin(R) given intravesically.
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Source: Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry : RCM - January 29, 2008 Authors: Vainchtein LD, Rosing H, Mirejovsky D, Huynh V, Lenaz L, Schellens JH, Beijnen JH Tags: Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom Source Type: news
Immersed solid phase microextraction to measure chemical activity of lipophilic organic contaminants in fatty tissue samples.
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Source: Chemosphere - January 29, 2008 Authors: Ossiander L, Reichenberg F, McLachlan MS, Mayer P Tags: Chemosphere Source Type: news
Triarylpyridines: a versatile small molecule scaffold for G-quadruplex recognition
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Source: RSC - Chem. Commun. latest articles - January 29, 2008 Authors: Zoe A. E. WallerPravin S. Shirude Raphael Rodriguez Shankar Balasubramanian Source Type: news
Nanotech Stewardship
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Source: Chemical and Engineering News - January 28, 2008 Source Type: news
Analyse this
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Source: Chemistry World | Latest News - January 28, 2008 Source Type: news
Secondary structures and functional requirements for thiM riboswitches from Desulfovibrio vulgaris, Erwinia carotovora and Rhodobacter spheroides
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Source: Biological Chemistry - January 28, 2008 Authors: Andrea RentmeisterGünter MayerNicole KuhnMichael Famulok Source Type: news
Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Thorium Bis(hydrogenphosphate) Monohydrate
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Source: Inorganic Chemistry - January 26, 2008 Source Type: news
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors: Interactions of phenols with the 12 catalytically active mammalian isoforms (CA I-XIV).
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Source: Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters - January 26, 2008 Authors: Innocenti A, Vullo D, Scozzafava A, Supuran CT Tags: Bioorg Med Chem Lett Source Type: news
Critical comparison of radiometric and mass spectrometric methods for the determination of radionuclides in environmental, biological and nuclear waste samples.
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Source: Analytica Chimica Acta - January 25, 2008 Authors: Hou X, Roos P Tags: Anal Chim Acta Source Type: news
Estimation of single-nucleotide polymorphism allele frequency by alternately binding probe competitive polymerase chain reaction.
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Source: Analytica Chimica Acta - January 25, 2008 Authors: Noda N, Tani H, Morita N, Kurata S, Nakamura K, Kanagawa T, Tsuneda S, Sekiguchi Y Tags: Anal Chim Acta Source Type: news
Policing Conflicts of Interest
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Source: Chemical and Engineering News - January 25, 2008 Source Type: news
Wolf Chemistry Prizes Announced
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Source: Chemical and Engineering News - January 25, 2008 Source Type: news
Iron(II) Complexes of Sterically Bulky α-Ketocarboxylates. Structural Models for α-Ketoacid-Dependent Nonheme Iron Halogenases
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Source: Inorganic Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Source Type: news
Versatile Procedure for Asymmetric and Orthogonal Protection of Symmetric Polyamines and Its Advantages for Solid Phase Synthesis
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Source: Journal of Combinatorial Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Source Type: news
[Reviews] Noninvasive Optical, Electrical, and Acoustic Methods of Total Hemoglobin Determination
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Source: Clinical Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: McMurdy, J. W., Jay, G. D., Suner, S., Crawford, G. Tags: Reviews Source Type: news
Book Review of Prodrugs: Challenges and Rewards. Parts 1 and 2
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Source: Journal of Medicinal Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Source Type: news
[Drug Monitoring and Toxicology] Two-Dimensional Gas Chromatography/Electron-Impact Mass Spectrometry with Cryofocusing for Simultaneous Quantification of MDMA, MDA, HMMA, HMA, and MDEA in Human Plasma
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Source: Clinical Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: Kolbrich, E. A., Lowe, R. H., Huestis, M. A. Tags: Drug Monitoring and Toxicology Source Type: news
Synthesis and microwave assisted polymerization of fluorinated 2-phenyl-2-oxazolines: the fastest 2-oxazoline monomer to date
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Source: RSC - Chem. Commun. latest articles - January 25, 2008 Authors: Matthias LobertUwe Kohn Richard Hoogenboom Ulrich S. Schubert Source Type: news
[Transcription, Chromatin, and Epigenetics] Sequences in Intron 51 of the von Willebrand Factor Gene Target Promoter Activation to a Subset of Lung Endothelial Cells in Transgenic Mice
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: Kleinschmidt, A. M., Nassiri, M., Stitt, M. S., Wasserloos, K., Watkins, S. C., Pitt, B. R., Jahroudi, N. Tags: Transcription, Chromatin, and Epigenetics Source Type: news
On-chip fabrication to add temperature control to a microfluidic solution exchange system
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Source: RSC - Lab Chip latest articles - January 25, 2008 Authors: Helen BridleMaria Millingen Aldo Jesorka Source Type: news
Synthesis and biological evaluation of diversely substituted indolin-2-ones.
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Source: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: Bouchikhi F, Rossignol E, Sancelme M, Aboab B, Anizon F, Fabbro D, Prudhomme M, Moreau P Tags: Eur J Med Chem Source Type: news
[Protein Structure and Folding] A Topological Model of the Baseplate of Lactococcal Phage Tuc2009
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: Sciara, G., Blangy, S., Siponen, M., Mc Grath, S., van Sinderen, D., Tegoni, M., Cambillau, C., Campanacci, V. Tags: Protein Structure and Folding Source Type: news
Simple and efficient synthesis of novel glycosyl thiourea derivatives as potential antitumor agents.
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Source: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: Shusheng Z, Tianrong Z, Kun C, Youfeng X, Bo Y Tags: Eur J Med Chem Source Type: news
[Mechanisms Of Signal Transduction] Memo Is Homologous to Nonheme Iron Dioxygenases and Binds an ErbB2-derived Phosphopeptide in Its Vestigial Active Site
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: Qiu, C., Lienhard, S., Hynes, N. E., Badache, A., Leahy, D. J. Tags: Mechanisms Of Signal Transduction Source Type: news
[Membrane Transport, Structure, Function, and Biogenesis] The {alpha}1a-Adrenergic Receptor Occupies Membrane Rafts with Its G Protein Effectors but Internalizes via Clathrin-coated Pits
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: Morris, D. P., Lei, B., Wu, Y.-X., Michelotti, G. A., Schwinn, D. A. Tags: Membrane Transport, Structure, Function, and Biogenesis Source Type: news
[Biomolecular Networks] Control and Regulation of Gene Expression: QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE EXPRESSION OF PHOSPHOGLYCERATE KINASE IN BLOODSTREAM FORM TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: Haanstra, J. R., Stewart, M., Luu, V.-D., van Tuijl, A., Westerhoff, H. V., Clayton, C., Bakker, B. M. Tags: Biomolecular Networks Source Type: news
[Brief Communications] Rapid Quantitative Method Using Spin Columns to Measure Porphobilinogen in Urine
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Source: Clinical Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: Roshal, M., Turgeon, J., Rainey, P. M. Tags: Brief Communications Source Type: news
[Molecular Basis Of Cell and Developmental Biology] Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor Induces B Cell Survival by Activation of a CD74-CD44 Receptor Complex
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: Gore, Y., Starlets, D., Maharshak, N., Becker-Herman, S., Kaneyuki, U., Leng, L., Bucala, R., Shachar, I. Tags: Molecular Basis Of Cell and Developmental Biology Source Type: news
[Membrane Transport, Structure, Function, and Biogenesis] Molecular Characterization of the Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptor Pore-forming Segment
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: Schug, Z. T., da Fonseca, P. C. A., Bhanumathy, C. D., Wagner, L., Zhang, X., Bailey, B., Morris, E. P., Yule, D. I., Joseph, S. K. Tags: Membrane Transport, Structure, Function, and Biogenesis Source Type: news
[Protein Structure and Folding] Conformational Stability of Helicobacter pylori Flavodoxin: FIT TO FUNCTION AT pH 5
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: Cremades, N., Bueno, M., Neira, J. L., Velazquez-Campoy, A., Sancho, J. Tags: Protein Structure and Folding Source Type: news
[Minireviews] Phosphoinositide Lipid Phosphatases: Natural Regulators of Phosphoinositide 3-Kinase Signaling in T Lymphocytes
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: Harris, S. J., Parry, R. V., Westwick, J., Ward, S. G. Tags: Minireviews Source Type: news
Multiclass Determination of Sunscreen Chemicals in Water Samples by Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
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Source: Analytical Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Source Type: news
[Transcription, Chromatin, and Epigenetics] Activator Protein-1 Contributes to High NaCl-induced Increase in Tonicity-responsive Enhancer/Osmotic Response Element-binding Protein Transactivating Activity
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Source: Journal of Biological Chemistry - January 25, 2008 Authors: Irarrazabal, C. E., Williams, C. K., Ely, M. A., Birrer, M. J., Garcia-Perez, A., Burg, M. B., Ferraris, J. D. Tags: Transcription, Chromatin, and Epigenetics Source Type: news
Performance of B3LYP Density Functional Methods for a Large Set of Organic Molecules
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Source: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation - January 24, 2008 Source Type: news
Evaluation of the efficacy of 99mTc-labeled ascorbic acid on common cold–cough drugs in rats
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Source: Medicinal Chemistry Research - January 24, 2008 Tags: Medicinal Chemistry Research Source Type: news
Chemistry Wins Big
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Source: Chemical and Engineering News - January 24, 2008 Source Type: news
Synthesis and Synthetic Applications of α,β-Dideuterio-α-amino Esters Promoted by Samarium Diiodide
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Source: Synlett - January 24, 2008 Tags: LETTER Source Type: news
Selenium Dioxide (SeO2) - A Versatile Reagent
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Source: Synlett - January 24, 2008 Tags: SPOTLIGHT Source Type: news
Journal of Physical Chemistry B
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Source: Journal of Physical Chemistry B - January 24, 2008 Source Type: news
Turning gas into fuel cheaply
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Source: Chemistry World | Latest News - January 24, 2008 Source Type: news
Comment on "Calibration of nitrogen content for GDOES depth profiling of complex nitride coatings" by R. Escobar Galindo, E. Fornies, R. Gago and J. M. Albella, J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2007, 22, 1512
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Source: RSC - J. Anal. At. Spectrom. latest articles - January 24, 2008 Authors: V. Hoffmann Source Type: news
Quantum chemical QSAR study of flavones and their radical-scavenging activity
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Source: Medicinal Chemistry Research - January 23, 2008 Tags: Medicinal Chemistry Research Source Type: news
Monitoring of environmental pollutants by bioluminescent bacteria.
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Source: Analytica Chimica Acta - January 23, 2008 Authors: Girotti S, Ferri EN, Fumo MG, Maiolini E Tags: Anal Chim Acta Source Type: news
Determination of monomethylmercury in low- and high-polluted sediments by microwave extraction and gas chromatography with atomic fluorescence detection.
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Source: Analytica Chimica Acta - January 23, 2008 Authors: Berzas Nevado JJ, Rodríguez Martín-Doimeadios RC, Guzmán Bernardo FJ, Jiménez Moreno M Tags: Anal Chim Acta Source Type: news
Electrochemical detection of triacetone triperoxide employing the electrocatalytic reaction of iron(II/III)-ethylenediaminetetraacetate and hydrogen peroxide.
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Source: Analytica Chimica Acta - January 23, 2008 Authors: Laine DF, Roske CW, Cheng IF Tags: Anal Chim Acta Source Type: news
ELISA for semicarbazide and its application for screening in food contamination.
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Source: Analytica Chimica Acta - January 23, 2008 Authors: Vass M, Diblikova I, Cernoch I, Franek M Tags: Anal Chim Acta Source Type: news
Platinum(II) Molecular Triangle with a Deep Intramolecular Cavity
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Source: Inorganic Chemistry - January 23, 2008 Source Type: news
A Novel and Convenient Protocol for Synthesis of α-Haloacrylates
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Source: Organic Letters - January 23, 2008 Source Type: news
Transition Metal Complexes of 3-Cyano- and 3-Nitroformazans
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Source: Inorganic Chemistry - January 23, 2008 Source Type: news
Practical Synthesis of a Peptide Deformylase (PDF) Inhibitor
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Source: Organic Process Research - January 23, 2008 Source Type: news
New supramolecular isomers with 2D 44 square-grid and 3D 65[middle dot]8 frameworks in a one-pot synthesis; reversible solvent uptake and intriguing luminescence properties
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Source: RSC - Chem. Commun. latest articles - January 23, 2008 Authors: Chih-Chieh WangWei-Zeng Lin Wei-Ting Huang Mei-Ju Ko Gene-Hsiang Lee Mei-Lin Ho Chun-Wei Lin Chun-Wei Shih Pi-Tai Chou Source Type: news
Novel Diastereoselective Synthesis of Bicyclic β-Lactams through Radical Cyclization and Their Reduction toward 2-(1-Alkoxy-2-hydroxyethyl)piperidines and 2-(1-Alkoxy-2-hydroxyethyl)azepanes
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Source: The Journal of Organic Chemistry - January 23, 2008 Source Type: news
Photoreactivity of indirubin derivatives
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Source: RSC - Photochem. Photobiol. Sci. latest articles - January 22, 2008 Authors: David OlivierMarie-Anne Poincelot Samuel Douillard Carine Lefevre Julien Moureau Yoan Ferandin Karima Bettayeb Zhijian Xiao Prokopios Magiatis Leandros Skaltsounis Laurent Meijer Thierry Patrice Source Type: news
Structural, magnetic, high-frequency and high-field EPR investigation of double-stranded heterometallic [{Ni(en)2}2([micro sign]-NCS)4Cd(NCS)2]n[middle dot]nCH3CN polymer self-assembled from cadmium oxide, nickel thiocyanate and ethylenediamine
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Source: RSC - Dalton Trans. latest articles - January 22, 2008 Authors: Oksana V. NesterovaSvitlana R. Petrusenko Vladimir N. Kokozay Brian W. Skelton Julia Jezierska Wolfgang Linert Andrew Ozarowski Source Type: news