Natural products – Page 4

Research
Waste vegetable oils turned into chemicals for drugs and plastics

2018-10-24T14:30:00Z

Dual catalytic system converts complex carboxylic acids into terminal alkenes
Podcast
Caryophyllene

2018-10-19T11:37:00Z

A biologically active compound from the biblical balm of Gilead, said to ‘heal the sin-sick soul’ and mentioned at the marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Podcast
Anatoxin-a

2018-10-12T10:00:00Z

The compound formerly known by the no-nonsense name 'very fast death factor'
Podcast
Colchicine

2018-10-05T10:00:00Z

An ancient, but effective, remedy for painful attacks of gout
Podcast
Indigo

2018-09-28T10:00:00Z

The rise and fall of the Indian indigo industry is just one part of this pigment's colourful history
Podcast
Bilirubin

2018-08-10T15:20:00Z

Kat Arney investigates the chemicals responsible for giving bruises their hue and colouring your poo
Podcast
Naloxone

2018-08-03T09:30:00Z

The antidote that can stop an opioid overdose in its tracks
Podcast
Fentanyl

2018-07-26T12:27:00Z

A 1960s breakthrough in pain relief that now fuels the opioid crisis
Podcast
Lanolin

2018-07-20T12:55:00Z

How a waxy mixture from a sheep's fleece helped create a global fashion brand
Opinion
The role of information theory in chemistry

2018-06-21T00:00:00Z

Is chemistry an information science after all?
Podcast
Iron sulfides

2018-06-14T16:50:00Z

One mineral form may look like gold, but Brian Clegg isn't fooled by the value of iron sulfides
Podcast
Spidroin

2018-06-07T11:40:00Z

Kat Arney on your friendly neighbourhood spider silk protein
Podcast
Piperine

2018-05-31T11:00:00Z

Jamie Durrani on the compound that gives pepper its characteristic kick
Podcast
Potassium bitartrate

2018-05-24T09:00:00Z

Brian Clegg with the winemaking byproduct that may be lurking in your larder
Podcast
Curare and ouabain

2018-04-06T21:35:00Z

Jamie Durrani presents a pair of plant-based poisons
Podcast
Gutta percha

2018-03-29T16:27:00Z

Kat Arney on the tree sap that once insulated transatlantic cables
Podcast
Maitotoxin

2018-03-09T14:28:00Z

A giant marine toxin with a total synthesis story to tell
Research
American Civil War era tea yields modern day medicine

2018-03-05T08:41:00Z

Macrocyclisation strategy key to obtaining long known alkaloid with untapped potential
Podcast
Astaxanthin

2018-03-02T12:18:00Z

Colourful crustaceans and the story of a ubiquitous biological pigment
Research
Antimalarial plant's chlorophyll catalyses drug synthesis

2018-03-01T14:04:00Z

New ‘green’ method makes malaria-fighting artemisinin’s synthesis faster and cheaper with industrial production planned for 2021