We report the designed, synthesis and activity of a novel photoactivatable glucose derivative: a diazirine- conjugated benzoylated sugar (DiaBeTeS). We show that when cancer cells are treated with diabetes and subsequently irradiated with ultra-high doses of UV, they die.
Tag Archives: Chemistry
Monolithium Glutamate: Eat Your Way Out Of Depression
We report the development the best tasting antidepressant on the market.
Solid-Phase Peptide Synthesis on a Mid-Century Modern Table Support
We have developed a novel strategy for solid-phase peptide synthesis that is both easier and greener than traditional methods, by replacing conventional polystyrene substrates with wooden tables.
INCOMPREHENSIBLE: Hey, I Want a Density Functional Named After Me Too!
I want a density functional named after me. This density functional is named after me.
Caphetamine: When Coffee and Adderall Just Don’t Cut It
A novel phenethylxanthine-type stimulant was synthesised in extremis, characterised in vivo and tested in corpore meo.
Applications of Lemons in Organic Synthesis
If you liked palladium-on-carbon, you’ll love the all-new palladium-on-lemon!
Playing Doom on a Molecular Computer
We report a quantum leap forward in the field of nanocomputing, with the development of a fully-operational molecular computer.
Strongest Ever Chemical Bond Observed Between Borosilicate Glass and Organic Tar
Have you ever stuffed up and reaction so badly that it was more interesting than the original experiment?
The Retro-Suzuki Reaction? A Palladium-Catalyzed Carbon-Carbon Decoupling of (Hetero)Biaryls
A revolutionary development in cross-coupling chemistry is reported: a method of converting biaryls back into aryl halides and boronic acids.
