Currently, various therapeutic compounds in the market, such as proteins, enzymes, and amino acids, are "chiral compounds"--molecules with two structures that are "mirror" images of each other but ...

The gut microbiome contains trillions of microorganisms, which carry out a variety of activities. Not only do they express their own genes, some of which can have a biological impact on us, they can ...

Atropisomers are a class of stereoisomers (chemical compounds that differ in spatial arrangement of atoms) arising from restricted rotation around a single bond and have various applications in ...

Researchers in Japan discovered a method to synthesize useful and unique compounds called N−C axially chiral compounds. “N−C axially chiral compounds” are important chiral molecules with various ...

The current climate change crisis is the result of carbon deposits that have taken many millions of years to build up being suddenly released into the atmosphere over the space of a few decades. But ...

A groundbreaking catalyst has been unveiled by scientists, enabling the direct conversion of methane into bioactive compounds. This innovation could potentially revolutionize the way chemists ...

Tokyo, Japan – Researchers from Tokyo Metropolitan University have found that gold nanoparticles supported on a zirconium oxide surface help turn waste materials like biomass and polyester into ...

Traditional catalysts in the RWGS reaction are made from precious metals, including platinum (Pt), palladium (Pd) and gold (Au), limiting the cost efficiency of the reaction. Because of this, new ...