Interesting facts from the world of organic chemistry Derivatives – amino acids:GABA Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a neurotransmitter that acts as a central nervous system …
Interesting facts from the world of organic chemistry Derivatives – carbohydrates:SOS and Fisher formulas of D-aldoses This article will not discuss a specific compound, but …
Interesting facts from the world of organic chemistry Derivatives – heterocyclic compounds:Oxytocin Oxytocin is a mammalian neurohypophyseal hormone of peptide nature. It contains nine amino …
Interesting facts from the world of organic chemistry Derivatives – organic nitrogen compounds:Acetylcholine Acetylcholine is an ester of choline and acetic (ethanoic) acid. It is …
Interesting facts from the world of organic chemistry Derivatives – carbonyl compounds II:Olestra, The Controversial Fat Substitute In the world of nutrition and food science, …
Interesting facts from the world of organic chemistry Derivatives – substituted derivatives of carboxylic acids:PABA 4-aminobenzoic acid, formerly p-aminobenzoic acid (hence the abbreviation PABA), is …
Interesting facts from the world of organic chemistry Derivatives – carbonyl compounds I:Estrone Together with estradiol and estriol, estrone belongs to the family of reproductive …
Interesting facts from the world of organic chemistry Derivatives – ethers:Matairesinol Matairesinol is an organic compound that belongs to the class of lignans. Closely related to …
Interesting facts from the world of organic chemistry Derivatives – phenols:Coniferyl alcohol Coniferyl alcohol or coniferol is an organic compound with two hydroxyl (OH) groups. …
Interesting facts from the world of organic chemistry Derivatives – alcohols:Estradiol Estradiol, or otherwise also 17-β-estradiol, oestradiol or E2, belongs together with estrone and estriol …
