The researchers use bacteria to turn this mixture into an extract containing two
more useful compounds: caproic acid (n - hexanoic acid) and caprylic acid (n - octanoic acid).
Not exact matches
But that could turn out to be a blessing: Linking C36 to other atoms could yield
compounds that are
more stable than C36 alone, as well as impart
useful optical and electronic properties.
At the time, however, Cronin says that critics doubted whether this approach would be
useful for making
more complex
compounds, such as pharmaceuticals.
Yalpani says that his polyhydroxylic
compounds will be
useful as «sugar macronutrient substitutes» (MNSs), a
more general term for sugar mimics that act as bulking agents.
For
more info on why adding myrosinase to isothiocyanates is
useful, see this post on sulforaphane — which is a super
useful compound which activates the NRF - 2 pathway, responsible for regulating around 200 different genes.
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