Pharmacological Activity and Potential Health Benefits of Capsaicin
Capsaicin is the main active ingredient of chilli peppers and the most stimulating natural alkaloid.
Dec 16，2024 API
Diethylene glycol: Uses and Poisoning
Diethylene glycol (DEG) is a commonly used industrial chemical. Appearing as a clear, colourless, odourless liquid, it is soluble in water and many organic compounds and is hygroscopic.
Dec 16，2024 Organic Chemistry
Mupirocin: Indications, Mechanism of action and Side Effects
Mupirocin is a topical antibiotic analogue for the control and treatment of a wide range of skin and soft tissue infections.
Dec 16，2024 API
Is it safe to take Melatonine to improve my sleep?
Melatonine is a hormone that regulates the body's sleep cycle and is naturally released through the pineal gland in the brain.
Dec 16，2024 Drugs
Absorption properties relating to carbon dioxide removal by 2-Amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) mixtures
A study of the mass transfer performance of 2-Amino-2-methyl-1-propanol (AMP) and piperazine (PZ) +AMP mixtures for CO2 uptake from natural gas (NG) with a high CO2 concentration suggests that PZ +AMP
Dec 16，2024 API
L-Tyrosine: Food Sources, Actions and Effects, Dosage and Side Effects
L-Tyrosine is the left-handed isomer of the aromatic amino acid tyrosine. It is a naturally occurring tyrosine that is synthesised in the body from L-phenylalanine.
Dec 16，2024 Amino Acids and Proteins
Is Methyl eugenol an insecticide?
Methyl eugenol (ME) is not an insecticide. ME has no insecticidal activity of its own, but it is a good insect bait in order to attract certain fruit flies, such as the oriental fruit fly, Hawaiian fr
Dec 16，2024 Flavors and fragrances
BPC 157: Uses, Dosages, Benefits and Side Effects
Body Protection Compound 157 (BPC 157) is a peptide consisting of 15 amino acids. It is derived from the body's own proteins or can be chemically synthesised.
Dec 16，2024 Biochemical Engineering
Cytidine 5’-monophosphate: Uses, biological activities and benefits
Cytidine 5’-monophosphate (5'-CMP) is a key intermediate in the production of nucleotide derivatives and has been widely used in the food, agriculture and pharmaceutical industries.
Dec 16，2024 Amino Acids and Proteins
Can 5-Fluorocytosine be used to treat cancer?
Yes. The therapeutic fluoropyrimidines 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) and 5-fluorocytosine (5-FC) have long been used to treat human cancer and severe invasive fungal infections, respectively.
Dec 16，2024 Biochemical Engineering