What motivates you? Are you patient or bold? Find out which influential chemist you most resemble with this ACS Publications quiz! https://t.co/u1HMQXCpsa
BREAKING NEWS
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPrize in Chemistry to Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi “for the development of metal–organic frameworks.”
Here's a great little write-up by Brianna Sandoval about some of the work we do in my research lab @IslandCampus where in our Chemistry Program, undergrad researchers play a major role working alongside our grad students. https://t.co/TDNmg2jpEV
Experimental Determination of pKa for 10 PFAS, Mono-, Di-, and Trifluoroacetic Acid by 19F-NMR | Environmental Science & Technology Letters https://t.co/2aOl28HN9i
A remarkable piece on retatrutide, the potent triple receptor GLP-1 family drug. Even though it is not FDA approved, people are selling and buying versions of ret "not for human consumption"(who knows what's really in the vials) and injecting it into their muscles, by @Hilarx@BusinessInsider
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Grad student, @EmilyRHall@IslandCampus discussed the structure-based drug design of 15-PGDH inhibitors recently reported in the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry @ACSPublications by Dodda and Kaila of Nimbus Therapeutics. A tour de force by the authors! https://t.co/OL0YJEYSm9
Undergrad researcher @EmilyRHall gave us an exciting group meeting discussing the efficient total synthesis of Ibogaine recently reported in @NatureChemistry by the David E. Olson Lab @UCDBMM . Great work by the authors!
Yesterday I gave a talk about a research article from @DEOlsonLab on the total synthesis of ibogaine and related molecules. Ibogaine has anti-addictive properties, is used in opioid addiction treatment, and is a psychoplastogen.
By synthesizing this molecule, chemists could alleviate over-harvesting, and can exchange the atoms or functional groups of a synthesized product to make related molecules.
However, ibogaine is only found in ~0.3-0.4% of the root bark of Tabernanthe iboga. It is a plant used for spiritual purposes by some communities, and is impacted by over-harvesting. Additionally, ibogaine inhibits heart hERG channels, and can cause cardiac arrhythmias.
With profound sadness, we announce the passing of Sir Fraser Stoddart, Nobel Laureate and cherished member of @NorthwesternU. His groundbreaking contributions transformed the field of #chemistry and inspired countless scientists worldwide.
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