Amino acids are molecules fundamental to living organisms because they combine to build proteins, the workhorses of the cell. One metabolic pathway that produces amino acids involves transamination, a ...

Researchers have helped minimize the cost of an important class of chemical transformations: converting nitriles into primary amines. Their experimental protocol uses a cheap nickel catalyst instead ...

A ball-and-stick model of a chemical compound composed of carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen. X-ray diffraction experiments revealed the structure of the key N-nitroamine intermediate. Credit: ...

Researchers from Osaka University and collaborating partners have developed an economical catalyst for an important chemical transformation, which might inspire additional efforts at lowering costs in ...