Chemistry relating to carbon containing compounds
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Eco-plasticware for the Vendor of Fruit Flies : An Analysis into Microhabitats and Their Bioplastic Enclosures [closed]
The title may be a bit over-the-top, but I'd like to know if there are any "specialists" in plant plastics which are to be used as enclosures for fruit fly habitats. These habitats will have a small ...
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cell uptake prediction
I'm generating random molecules I would like to know if they are able to pass through the cell membrane. Are there any ways (preferably computational) to predict cellular uptake of an organic molecule ...
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molecular bonds of organic atoms [closed]
Bellow are the atoms used in the human body. I have searched for a way to find the amount of bonds each atom is able to form but I'm having trouble because the convention of valence elections has ...
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Melting point of a fatty acid?
What factors determine the melting point of a fatty acid?
Chain length
The number of methylene group
The ionized state of the fatty acid
Its degree of saponification
Its ability to alter the ...
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Where are doxycycline's anti-inflammatory properties derived from?
I have been looking at this antibiotic called doxycycline which is used mainly as an antibiotic. It has however some interesting anti-inflammatory properties. Does anyone know where these ...
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Glutamine analysis
I use to run a method to analyse all the aminoacids in a food sample. For that I have to hydrololyse the sample and in the last stage of the method I read the amino acids with a ion exchange ...
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What is the maximum potential sucrose concentration of plant sap? What keeps plants below this potential?
I am interested in identifying the maximum potential dissolved sucrose (%w/w) that plant sap could have, and which (biological, physical, chemical) factors constrain the observed sucrose ...
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What are the olfactory chemicals in whiteboard/permanent markers and what do they bind to in the nose, lungs, and brain?
What are the olfactory chemicals in whiteboard/permanent markers and what do they bind to in the nose, lungs, and brain?
