Sentences with phrase «new iron molecule»

The latter is significantly more difficult to achieve, which contributes to why the researchers» accomplishment in showing that the new iron molecule emits orange light is so important.

Not exact matches

A team led by Stuart Licht at the Technion - Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa has come up with a new cathode made from unusual iron - based molecules — iron (VI), or «super-iron,» compounds — that absorb more electrons than manganese dioxide.

Now, researchers have demonstrated that two iron - containing small - molecule catalysts can help turn certain types of amino acids — the building blocks of peptides and proteins — into an array of potential new forms, even when part of a larger peptide, while preserving a crucial aspect of their chemistry: chirality, or «handedness.»

«If we could design a small molecule inhibitor that would look like heme - iron but would actually clog up a key metabolic pathway in bacteria, we may be able to get around the problem of antibiotic resistance,» suggests Dr. Mason, who adds that he and Dr. Justice plan to use the new five - year NIH grant to further studies of just such an inhibitor.