Natural products – Page 6

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    Feature

    High hopes

    2015-02-03T00:00:00Z

    Cannabinoids are finally coming out of the shadows and onto the shelves of pharmacies around the globe. Rachel Brazil reports

  • orchid flower
    Feature

    Chemistry in bloom

    2014-09-23T00:00:00Z

    Sarah Houlton discovers the chemistry among the specimens at many botanical gardens

  • cattle
    Research

    Painkiller found in plants may not be natural after all

    2014-09-18T00:00:00Z

    Cow pats from cattle fed tramadol could explain how the drug came to be in an African herb

  • Synthesis in bubble wrap
    Podcast

    Chemistry World podcast - September 2014

    2014-09-05T00:00:00Z

    We speak to Paul Clarke about the challenges of natural product synthesis and discuss the pros and cons of perovskite solar cells

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    Feature

    Unpicking natural product synthesis

    2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

    Is total synthesis in danger of a decline? Nina Notman investigates

  • Shark
    Podcast

    Squalene

    2014-07-02T00:00:00Z

    It helps keep sharks afloat, but may be partly responsible for their declining numbers: Helen Scales introduces squalene

  • Alarm clock
    Podcast

    Melatonin

    2014-05-22T00:00:00Z

    Meet melatonin, the ‘Dracula of hormones’, essential in regulating the body’s natural circadian rhythm

  • Tea
    Podcast

    Tannins

    2014-04-30T00:00:00Z

    They are the compounds that link leather trousers to a nice cup of tea - Brian Clegg introduces tannins

  • Golden poison frog
    Podcast

    Batrachotoxin

    2014-03-26T00:00:00Z

    Stephen Wallace introduces batrachotoxin, a deadly toxin that comes from a beautiful little frog

  • Antimicrobial susceptibility testing in petri dish
    Podcast

    Streptomycin

    2014-03-12T00:00:00Z

    Simon Cotton introduces the first antibiotic known to kill TB: streptomycin

  • Cone snail, Cyprus
    Podcast

    Conotoxins

    2014-01-08T00:00:00Z

    Helen Scales finds out how unique toxins found in deadly cone snail stings could herald the next generation of painkillers

  • Lawnmower
    Podcast

    Hexenal

    2013-11-27T00:00:00Z

    For many, it’s the smell of spring and summer. But hexenal - responsible for the aroma of freshly cut grass - makes Simon Cotton think of cricket.

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    Opinion

    Natural born chemists

    2013-10-31T00:00:00Z

    Redesigning nature’s catalysts is tantalising but tricky, says Derek Lowe

  • Spanish fly
    Podcast

    Spanish fly

    2013-10-10T00:00:00Z

    Helen Scales looks at cantharidin, the active ingredient in this famous aphrodisiac

  • absinthe
    Podcast

    Thujone

    2013-09-25T00:00:00Z

    Wrongly blamed for murders and hallucinations, Simon Cotton raises a glass of absinthe to this week’s compound: Thujone

  • Sperm whale
    Podcast

    Ambergris

    2013-09-18T00:00:00Z

    How can whale waste make you a fortune? This week, Helen Scales searches for Ambergris

  • Deadly Nightshade
    Podcast

    Atropine

    2013-09-04T00:00:00Z

    The poison from deadly nightshade, used in a recent attempted murder - Dan Johnson introduces atropine

  • Botox injection
    Podcast

    Botox

    2013-07-18T00:00:00Z

    Just 50 grams could kill everyone on the planet, but we have it injected into our faces. David Lindsay on Botox

  • Grapes and wine
    Podcast

    Resveratrol

    2013-06-26T00:00:00Z

    Can a compound in red wine protect against heart attack and cancer? Phillip Broadwith investigates resveratrol

  • Foxgloves in bloom
    Podcast

    Digoxin

    2013-05-15T00:00:00Z

    Emma Stoye on digoxin, a toxic product of foxgloves, and the birth of modern pharmacology