Norcembranolide diterpenes, isolated from the soft corals of the genus Sinularia, are important compounds for the development of new drugs, owing to their diverse biological activities. However, total ...

A tropical fruit contains a molecule that could help fight liver cancer - and scientists have discovered how to make it. The ...

Taylor Noszka of Wilmington was among more than 60 students who recently presented original research at Ohio Wesleyan University’s 33rd annual Patricia Belt Conrades Summer Scholarship and Research ...

In a study appearing in Nature Chemistry, UC Davis researchers report the successful total synthesis of ibogaine, ibogaine analogues and related compounds from pyridine — a relatively inexpensive and ...

Ibogaine — a psychoactive plant derivative — has attracted attention for its anti-addictive and anti-depressant properties. But ibogaine is a finite resource, extracted from plants native to Africa ...

Scientists have created a synthetic method to produce cancer-fighting molecules naturally found in guava plants, offering new hope for liver cancer treatment. The breakthrough, by researchers at the ...

The novel iron-based catalyst exhibits superior performance for ammonia (NH3) synthesis compared to a well-established, century-old counterpart. By designing this new catalyst with an inverse ...

Tim Cernak’s journey into conservation research started in 2020 with, of all things, a gardening question. He had picked up ...