A team of chemists has unveiled a novel method to simplify the synthesis of piperidines, a key structural component in many pharmaceuticals. The study combines biocatalytic carbon-hydrogen oxidation ...

Researchers have decoded the genetic blueprint of Penicillium citrinum, a common citrus mold, to uncover how nature produces cyclopentachromone -- a key building block for bioactive compounds with ...

Hanoi is advancing the cultivation of 16 key medicinal plant varieties as it aims to boost economic efficiency, preserve rare species, and tap into high-value market opportunities. According to ...

A coroner has paid tribute to medicinal cannabis campaigner Vera Twomey and her husband Paul for their “Herculean efforts” to access CBD and THC for their daughter, Ava, who died last year ...

Philipp Klahn, Senior Lecturer in Medicinal Chemistry and Chemical Biology Inspired by nature’s design, Philipp Klahn’s research focuses on the synthesis of bioactive molecules and drugs, with a ...

Now, however, we have something new, a book on quantum mechanics with applications to chemistry. It is a field which for some time has needed ploughing ; and the names of the authors guarantee ...

The University of Hull is to close its chemistry department. It said student numbers were "so low that these courses are no longer financially or educationally sustainable". The university added ...

African researchers are now turning to the continent’s medicinal plants treasure chest to develop new drugs locally, as increasing pandemic outbreaks and global antimicrobial resistance continue ...

A healing herb—otherwise known as a medicinal plant—is either collected from the wild or intentionally grown and used for a wide range of benefits. Some are traditionally used to reduce stress, ...

A new Penington Institute report estimates Australians spent a record $400 million on medicinal cannabis in ... offence — the highest rate since the introduction of the question in 2010.

In this world of nanometers, the laws of gravity no longer apply, and remarkable phenomena can be achieved by following only the laws of chemistry. In 2016, Feringa won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry ...

Puro is one of New Zealand's first commercial medicinal cannabis farms, based in Kēkerengū and Waihopai Valley in Marlborough. The company has signed a significant distribution agreement to ...