Researchers at the Institute of Chemical Research (CSIC-US) have made a promising breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer
To mark International Breast Cancer Day, which is observed every 19 October to raise awareness of early detection and support research into this disease, the “Asymmetric Synthesis and Functional Nanosystems” Research Group, led by Dr Noureddine Khiar at the Institute...
Oxidation of Alcohols to Carboxylates with N2O Catalyzed by Ruthenium(II)-CNC Complexes
Air-stable ruthenium(II) complexes based on a picoline-derived CNC pincer ligand, [RuH(CNC)(CO)L]X (L = PPh3, X = Br; L = CO, X = BF4), were found to catalyze under basic conditions the oxidation with N2O of a series of alcohols to carboxylates. Both [RuH(CNC)(CO)L]X...
Key role of protons and superoxide ions in the respiratory chain discovered
A study led by the Institute of Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) reveals that protons and reactive oxygen species act as mediators in long-distance charge transport within the mitochondrial respiratory chain, a fundamental process in the cellular respiration of...
A new technique will speed up the design of drugs targeting proteins involved in a wide range of diseases
Developed in collaboration with the IIQ-CSIC-US, it enables the analysis of the interaction between the drug and the protein in living cells under conditions similar to those found in the body An international team, including researchers from the Spanish National...