Molecule Monday features various chemicals in the news & typically includes a video of the molecule as a stereo pair.
PABA: UV Sunscreen
PABA or para aminobenzoic acid was one of the first [...]
Cannabidiol: Marijuana Medicine?
In the last few years, marijuana has gone from [...]
What is Capsaicin? More Than Hot Pepper
Capsaicin may be familiar to many as the active ingredient [...]
What is Petrichor? That’s Geosmin You Smell
Geosmin is a chemical you’ve never heard of but your [...]
Minoxidil: A Chance Discovery
Some of the most popular [...]
What is Memantine?
Alzheimer’s is surely among the best known & most studied ailments [...]
Saxitoxin Poisoning: Algal Bloom Neurotoxin
Saxitoxin & Algal Blooms Saxitoxin is an extremely dangerous neurotoxin [...]
Anthocyanin: Cherry Based Sunscreen?
Anthocyanins are a class of chemicals found in the leaves, [...]
ATP: The Fuel of Life
A little about Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) ATP was first discovered [...]
Fentanyl: More Potent than Morphine
Background Overview of Fentanyl Fentanyl is known to be [...]