Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES)
Dissolving obstacles to a useful pigment
7 Sep 2017Insoluble dietary fiber could help make antioxidant quercetin more soluble
Making the unpalatable palatable
24 Aug 2017Masking the bitter taste of antioxidant quercetin could enable its use in a wide range of food products
Teaching an old dye new tricks
11 Jul 2017Fluorescent
compounds used for biologically safe imaging and labeling can be modified
on-demand with a special molecular scaffold
Enzymes engineered using directed evolution
30 May 2017Directed
evolution has been used to design enzymes able to make imaging agents for
medical diagnosis
Getting binding pockets out of hiding
18 Apr 2017Benzene-based
probes highlight two hidden binding sites on an anticancer drug target in a
multidisciplinary strategy
Alkaloid synthesis shows the strength in diversity
4 Apr 2017A transition
metal catalyst triggers the transformation of an advanced synthetic
intermediate into a whole family of naturally occurring molecules
From trash to treasure: Industrial chemicals from agricultural waste
21 Feb 2017A*STAR’s Biomass-To-Chemical and Bio-Renewable Chemicals from Biomass programs are leading the way on the use of waste biomass for the sustainable production of industrial chemicals
Triple-threat mixture overcomes drug-resistant lung infections
10 Jan 2017Tailored combinations of antibiotics that kill microbes in different ways are a powerful weapon against drug resistance
Potential asthma treatment worth its salt
29 Nov 2016Investigations into novel solid forms of the anti-inflammatory drug oxaprozin may lead to a new combined asthma therapy
The power of three
15 Nov 2016Insight into the role of a three-ring ligand may improve palladium-catalyzed reactions used for synthesizing organic products
Nanoscale factories built to order
1 Nov 2016Performing chemical reactions inside tiny droplets can help manufacturers develop greener processes for coating drugs
Polymer scaffolds build a better pill to swallow
20 Oct 2016Nanoparticle drugs can make it easier for medications to reach their targets