Biotage to Host Programs on Organic Synthesis
Biotage (Uppsala, Sweden) announced plans to sponsor summer programs for chemists to learn about the latest approaches for the rapid production of novel compounds.
Biotage (Uppsala, Sweden) announced plans to sponsor summer programs for chemists to learn about the latest approaches for the rapid production of novel compounds. The three-day programs will be held July 21-23, 2008, at the University of Richmond (Virginia) and July 29-31, 2008, at the University of Edinburgh (UK). According to the company, the programs will bring together industry and academic leaders for discussion of issues such as solid-supported reagents and scavengers in microwave synthesis, microwave-accelerated metal-catalyzed transformations, and flow synthesis. Workshops will focus on streamlining workflows with microwave and flash purification systems, scavengers, reagents, and reaciton work-up products. The programs will also include poster sessions.
Characterizing Plant Polysaccharides Using Size-Exclusion Chromatography
April 4th 2025With green chemistry becoming more standardized, Leena Pitkänen of Aalto University analyzed how useful size-exclusion chromatography (SEC) and asymmetric flow field-flow fractionation (AF4) could be in characterizing plant polysaccharides.
Investigating the Protective Effects of Frankincense Oil on Wound Healing with GC–MS
April 2nd 2025Frankincense essential oil is known for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and therapeutic properties. A recent study investigated the protective effects of the oil in an excision wound model in rats, focusing on oxidative stress reduction, inflammatory cytokine modulation, and caspase-3 regulation; chemical composition of the oil was analyzed using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS).
