A team of scientists has discovered that the crystal structure of naturally occurring iron minerals plays a crucial role in ...

FATTY acid esters of riboflavin, fat-soluble riboflavin derivatives, have been synthesized in our laboratory to widen the application of riboflavin to pharmaceutical and nutritional fields 1–3. As a ...

Figure 1: Molecular structures of the host and guests used in this study. Table 1 Calculated physical properties, rate constants for hydrolysis and binding affinity (to capsule 1 2) of esters 2–6.

Serum cholinesterases of 41 individuals comprising eight families were studied. Genotypes (9 E₁uE₁u, 16 E₁uE₁ª, 5 E₁ªE₁ª, 6 E₁uE₁f, 2 E₁uE₁s, 1 E₁ªE₁s and 2 E₁fE₁s) were identified by dibucaine, ...

To make an ester, a hydrogen atom must be removed from the hydroxyl group (–OH) of the alcohol. The –OH portion of the acid's carboxyl group must also be removed. The hydrogren atom and the -OH ...

Model compounds are described for the study of the properties of amino acid side chains in the surface of micelles. Mixed micelles of N-α -myristoyl-L-histidine and cetyltrimethylammonium bromide ...

Soaps play a vital role in keeping clean. They are salts made from the alkaline hydrolysis of fats and oils (triglycerides). Fat molecules contain three ester links. These can be hydrolysed when they ...