List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 1002

Quassin is a white bitter crystalline substance extracted from the quassia tree. It is one of the most bitter substances found in nature with a bitter threshold of 0.08 ppm […]

Iron(II) oxide also known by its former name ferrous oxide or informally as iron monoxide is one of the iron oxides. It is a black-colored powder with the chemical formula […]

Ergocalciferol is a provitamin form of vitamin D also called vitamin D2. In isolated manufactured formats it is marketed under various names including Deltalin (Eli Lilly and Company) Drisdol (Sanofi-Synthelabo) […]

Cholecalciferol (also known as toxiferol) is a form of vitamin D also called vitamin D3.It is structurally similar to steroids such as testosterone cholesterol and cortisol (though vitamin D3 itself […]

Corticosterone (CORT) is a 21-carbon steroid hormone of the corticosteroid type produced in the cortex of the adrenal glands in rodents and other non-human animals.

The connecting peptide or C-peptide is a short 31-amino-acid protein that connects insulin’s A-chain to its B-chain in the proinsulin molecule.In the insulin synthesis pathway first preproinsulin is translocated into […]

Gallium nitride (GaN) is a binary III/V direct bandgap semiconductor commonly used in bright light-emitting diodes since the 1990s. The compound is a very hard material that has a Wurtzite […]

Triiodothyronine also known as T3 is a thyroid hormone. It affects almost every physiological process in the body including growth and development metabolism body temperature and heart rate.Production of T3 […]

Molybdenite is a mineral of molybdenum disulfide MoS2. Similar in appearance and feel to graphite molybdenite has a lubricating effect that is a consequence of its layered structure. The atomic […]

13-Butadiene is a simple conjugated diene with the formula C4H6. It is an important industrial chemical used as a monomer in the production of synthetic rubber. When the word butadiene […]