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Cationic Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics Based in L-Lysine and Aliphatic Derivatives of Enantiomers of Valine and Leucine
Cationic Antimicrobial Peptidomimetics Based in L-Lysine and Aliphatic Derivatives of Enantiomers of Valine and Leucine
It is established that several pathogenic bacterial strains, such as ESCAPE, can easily acquire resistance to traditional ...
Colorimetric Determination of Ammonium in Soil Samples
Colorimetric Determination of Ammonium in Soil Samples
A technique for determining ammonium as an indophenolic dye in soil samples by digital colorimetry using consumer optical ...
Interaction of Astaxanthin with Iron Salts Fe and Fe in Organic Solvents
Interaction of Astaxanthin with Iron Salts Fe and Fe in Organic Solvents
The carotenoid astaxanthin has a variety of biological activities and antioxidant properties. Due to its lipophilic nature...
The Influence of Manganese and Aluminum on Sorption Properties of Type AB5 Alloys for Their Use under Arctic Conditions
The Influence of Manganese and Aluminum on Sorption Properties of Type AB5 Alloys for Their Use under Arctic Conditions
The interaction between hydrogen and AB5 alloys, intended for their use under arctic conditions, is studied. The thermodyn...
Determination of the Mesalazine Solubility at Biorelevant Temperature
Determination of the Mesalazine Solubility at Biorelevant Temperature
Physicochemical properties of drug/drug candidates are still key inputs for drug discovery and development studies. The mo...
Application of the van’t Hoff equation to phase equilibria
Application of the van’t Hoff equation to phase equilibria
van’t Hoff and Clausius–Clapeyron equations correspond to chemical and phase equilibria, respectively, but the...
Changes in scientific publishing and possible impact on authors’ choice of journals
Changes in scientific publishing and possible impact on authors’ choice of journals
Choosing the journal to which submit the results of a scientific work constitutes an important and challenging decision. I...
Pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesives (PSAs): how it began and the present state of art
Pressure-sensitive acrylic adhesives (PSAs): how it began and the present state of art
Pressure-sensitive adhesives, especially acrylate-based pressure-sensitive adhesives, are the main group of polymers used ...
The salt effect: kinetics and thermodynamics
The salt effect: kinetics and thermodynamics
The primary kinetic salt effect is reviewed and a generalized Brönsted–Bjerrum equation is presented. The class...
Le Chatelier’s principle for constant pressure reactions: a mnemonic diagram to judge potential pitfalls
Le Chatelier’s principle for constant pressure reactions: a mnemonic diagram to judge potential pitfalls
Le Chatelier’s principle is widely applied in undergraduate chemistry to predict responses to perturbations in equil...
Exact solutions of reversible dimerization and trimerization kinetics
Exact solutions of reversible dimerization and trimerization kinetics
We review the oligomerization kinetics problem and present exact solutions for the reversible dimerization and trimerizati...
Introduction to electrochemical science using Legendre transforms
Introduction to electrochemical science using Legendre transforms
The Legendre transform is a mathematical method that is very useful for finding basic equations that describe electrical s...
(+)-Nootkatone, the flavor of grapefruit
(+)-Nootkatone, the flavor of grapefruit
Nootkatone is one of the most valuable citrus flavors. Originally isolated from the heartwood of the Nootka cypress (Calli...
Tyrosinases: a family of copper-containing metalloenzymes
Tyrosinases: a family of copper-containing metalloenzymes
Tyrosinases (TYRs) are a family of copper-containing metalloenzymes that are present in all domains of life. TYRs catalyze...
The ideal gas law: derivations and intellectual background
The ideal gas law: derivations and intellectual background
A detailed overview of the origins and possible derivations of the ideal gas law are given in this lecture text. The tacit...
Periodic arrangements of closely packed spheres
Periodic arrangements of closely packed spheres
The symmetry aspects of close packing of hexagonal layers of equal spheres are usually presented with reference to the two...
The environmental and health damage caused by the use of coal
The environmental and health damage caused by the use of coal
Alongside oil and natural gas, coal is the most abundant non-renewable fossil fuel resource currently utilised worldwide. ...
Systematic toxicological analysis in forensic and clinical laboratories: a challenging task of analytical chemistry
Systematic toxicological analysis in forensic and clinical laboratories: a challenging task of analytical chemistry
This lecture text presents the chemical analysis used for the investigation of a suspected poisoning in clinical and foren...
Arylation of C=C bonds via non-cross-coupling reactions: historical evolution of the Meerwein arylation mechanisms
Arylation of C=C bonds via non-cross-coupling reactions: historical evolution of the Meerwein arylation mechanisms
The arylation of olefines had a milestone year in 1939 when Hans Meerwein (1879–1965) reported that olefins could re...
The chemistry behind paper restoration: diagnostic techniques and cutting-edge innovation
The chemistry behind paper restoration: diagnostic techniques and cutting-edge innovation
The conservation of ancient paper and manuscripts is a complex and evolving field that combines historical understanding, ...
Dissecting the polymorphism of chemical potential numerically and analytically
Dissecting the polymorphism of chemical potential numerically and analytically
Chemical potential is one of the most elusive concepts students encounter in thermodynamics partly owing to its polymorphi...
Painting conditioned by chemistry: the case of Egyptian and ultramarine blue pigments
Painting conditioned by chemistry: the case of Egyptian and ultramarine blue pigments
Painting, from its beginnings over 30,000 years ago, has been conditioned by the availability of pigments, whether mineral...
Journey through the ages: historical milestones in organic stereochemistry
Journey through the ages: historical milestones in organic stereochemistry
Stereochemistry, the study of the spatial arrangement of atoms within molecules, has emerged as one of the most transforma...
The origin of the postulates in the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom
The origin of the postulates in the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom
This lecture text introduces the Bohr model of the hydrogen atom in a historical context. Danish physicist Niels Henrik Da...
Three-Dimensional Nanostructure of -Doped Fe–C from Metal-Organic Framework for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Three-Dimensional Nanostructure of -Doped Fe–C from Metal-Organic Framework for Efficient Oxygen Reduction Reaction
Developing cost-effective and efficient non-precious metal oxygen reduction catalysts (ORRs) is crucial for advancing rene...