List of articles in "Chemical Substance" category - Page 966

Malachite green is an organic compound that is used as a dyestuff and has emerged as a controversial agent in aquaculture. Malachite green is traditionally used as a dye for […]

Lipoxins are members of the family of bioactive products generated from Arachidonic Acid (AA). They have a number of immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory actions. Lipoxins are short lived endogenously produced nonclassic […]

Thiocyanate (also known as rhodanide) is the anion [SCN]−. It is the conjugate base of thiocyanic acid. Common derivatives include the colourless salts potassium thiocyanate and sodium thiocyanate. Organic compounds […]

Ammonium lauryl sulfate (ALS) is the common name for ammonium dodecyl sulfate (CH3(CH2)10CH2OSO3NH4). The dodecyl signifies the presence of a 12-member carbon chain in the molecular backbone which allows the […]

Potassium iodide is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula KI. This white salt is the most commercially significant iodide compound with approximately 37000 tons produced in 1985. It is […]

N-Methyl-N-ethyltryptamine (MET) is a psychedelic tryptamine. It is closely related to DMT and DET.There is very little information on the human pharmacology or toxicity of MET. The freebase is believed […]

Nephrite is a variety of the calcium and magnesium-rich amphibole mineral actinolite (aggregates of which also make up one form of asbestos). The chemical formula for nephrite is Ca2(Mg Fe)5Si8O22(OH)2. […]

Retinal also called retinaldehyde or vitamin A aldehyde is one of the many forms of vitamin A (the number of which varies from species to species). Retinal is a polyene […]

Astaxanthin /æstəˈzænθɨn/ is a keto-carotenoid. It belongs to a larger class of phytochemicals known as terpenes which are built from five carbon precursors; isopentenyl diphosphate (or IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate […]

Squalene is a natural 30-carbon organic compound originally obtained for commercial purposes primarily from shark liver oil (hence its name) although plant sources (primarily vegetable oils) are now used as […]