Chambers and Raistrick 1 have described stipitatic acid, a metabolite of the mould Penicillium stipitatum, to which, after lengthy examination, they could ascribe no reasonable structure.

The scientific sounding exfoliant has been popping up in skincare products. But what does it actually do? And is it any ...

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is the information-carrying ... plant and fungal cells DNA is stored in the nucleus coiled up in thread-like structures called chromosomes. The nucleus of one of ...

Scientists have long considered ketones (a fundamental chemical class) and esters (molecules formed when an acid reacts with an alcohol) to be locked treasure chests of possibilities. Ubiquitous as ...