Molecules and Materials

Most biomolecules are "chiral", that is to say, they exist in two left and right-handed mirror-image forms. However, biology onl...

The Histamine H4R receptor is the most recently identified G-protein coupled receptor, with little homology to the classical pro-inflammator...

Inspired by Barton's landmark total synthesis of Usnic acid, a method was devised by Baran for the direct oxidative coupling of indoles ...

The importance of Fluorine in medicinal chemistry is well recognized. Indeed, an increasing number of drugs on the market contain Fluorine...

According to researchers Makoto Yamashita and his colleagues at the University of Tokyo, Japan, a molecule that hosts a negatively-charged b...