Carnosine (beta-alanyl-L-histidine) is a dipeptide of the amino acids beta-alanine and histidine. It is highly concentrated in muscle and brain tissues.Carnosine and carnitine were discovered by Russian chemist V.Gulevich. Researchers […]
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Potassium cyanide
Potassium cyanide is a compound with the formula KCN. This colorless crystalline salt similar in appearance to sugar is highly soluble in water. Most KCN is used in gold mining […]
Wulfenite
Wulfenite is a lead molybdate mineral with the formula PbMoO4. It can be most often found as thin tabular crystals with a bright orange-red to yellow-orange color sometimes brown although […]
Lysergic acid
Lysergic acid also known as D-lysergic acid and (+)-lysergic acid is a precursor for a wide range of ergoline alkaloids that are produced by the ergot fungus and found in […]
Hapkeite
Hapkeite is a mineral discovered in the Dhofar 280 meteorite found in 2000 in Oman on the Arabian peninsula. The meteorite is believed to originate from the Moon; specifically it […]
Pyrroloquinoline quinone
Pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) was discovered by J.G. Hauge as the third redox cofactor after nicotinamide and flavin in bacteria (although he hypothesised that it was naphthoquinone). Anthony and Zatman also […]
Phenylthiocarbamide
Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) also known as phenylthiourea (PTU) is an organosulfur thiourea containing a phenyl ring.It has the unusual property that it either tastes very bitter or is virtually tasteless depending […]
Triclopyr
Triclopyr (356-Trichloro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid) is a systemic foliar herbicide in the pyridine group. It is used to control broadleaf weeds while leaving grasses and conifers unaffected.Triclopyr is unusually effective on woody […]
Nitrobenzene
Nitrobenzene is an organic compound with the chemical formula C6H5NO2. It is a water-insoluble pale yellow oil with an almond-like odor. It freezes to give greenish-yellow crystals. It is produced […]
Cerussite
Cerussite (also known as lead carbonate or white lead ore) is a mineral consisting of lead carbonate (PbCO3) and an important ore of lead. The name is from the Latin […]