Dimethyl carbonate (DMC) is an organic compound with the formula OC(OCH3)2. It is a colourless flammable liquid. It is classified as a carbonate ester. This compound has found use as […]
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TosMIC
Toluenesulfonylmethyl isocyanide or TOSMIC is an organic compound with the formula CH3C6H4SO2CH2NC. The molecule contains both sulfonyl and isocyanide groups. It is a colourless solid that unlike many isocyanides is […]
Hexabromocyclododecane
Hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD or HBCDD) is a brominated flame retardant. It consists of twelve carbon eighteen hydrogen and six bromine atoms tied to the ring. Its primary application is in extruded […]
Hypusine
Hypusine is an unusual amino acid found in all eukaryotes and in some archaea but not in bacteria. The only known protein containing hypusine is eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5A […]
Surfactin
Surfactin is a very powerful surfactant commonly used as an antibiotic. It is a bacterial cyclic lipopeptide largely prominent for its exceptional surfactant power. Its amphiphilic properties help this substance […]
Carpathite
Carpathite (also pendletonite and karpatite) is a rare hydrocarbon mineral. It is the mineral form of the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon coronene with formula: C24H12. It was first described in 1955 […]
Brewsterite
Brewsterite is the name of a series of tectosilicate minerals of the zeolite group. Prior to 1997 brewsterite was recognized as a mineral species but a reclassification in 1997 by […]
Ovalene
Ovalene is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon with the formula C32H14 which consists of ten peri-fused six-membered rings. It is very similar to coronene.Ovalene is a reddish-orange compound. It is sparingly […]
Fusicoccin
Fusicoccin is an organic compound produced by a fungus. It has detrimental effect on plants and causes their death.Fusicoccin is synthesized by the fungus Fusicoccum amygdali which is a parasite […]
Lugduname
Lugduname (from lat. Lugdunum for Lyons) is one of the most potent sweetening agents known. Lugduname has been estimated to be between 220000 and 300000 times as sweet as sucrose […]