What is Acetylcholine?
Acetylcholine is the endogenous neurotransmitter at cholinergic synapses and neuromuscular junctions in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Acetylcholine is involved in control of behavioral s
Oct 19，2021 API
Toxicity of Ethanol
Ethanol can bind directly to the gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor in the CNS and cause sedative effects. Ethanol may also have direct effects on cardiac muscle, thyroid tissue, and hepatic tissue.
Oct 19，2021 Organic reagents
The Application of Epichlorohydrin
Epichlorohydrin is manufactured from allyl chloride and is widely used as a chemical intermediate. A major use is in the synthesis of bisphenol A diglycidyl ether, which is a component of epoxy resins
Oct 19，2021 Organic Solvents
The principal toxicity of EDTA
Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) was developed by Franz Munz in Germany during the 1930s as an alternative to citric acid. EDTA is used as a food additive, in herbicides, in pharmaceuticals, and
Oct 18，2021 API
What is 2-Acetylaminofluorene?
2-Acetylaminofluorene (2-AAF) was originally synthesized to be used as a pesticide but due to its profound carcinogenicity it is now purely used in research laboratories for research purposes only. Th
Oct 18，2021 Organic reagents
What is Acetophenone?
Acetophenone is an aromatic ketone found naturally in fruits, berries, nuts, and meat. Charles Friedel is credited with the first synthetic preparation of acetophenone by the distillation of a mixture
Oct 15，2021 Organic Chemistry
Herbicide---Diuron
Diuron is used as an herbicide for weed control on noncrop lands and agricultural crops such as asparagus, pineapple, cotton, and sugarcane.
Oct 15，2021 Pesticide Intermediates
Toxicity of Diquat (DQ)
Diquat (DQ) is a bipyridyl herbicide that has been in use since the 1950s. It is employed as a general use herbicide that is fast acting and nonselective.
Oct 15，2021 Pesticide Intermediates
Betulin: Properties, Application, pharmacokinetics, Synthesis etc.
Betulin was first observed by Lowitz in 1788, from the sublimation products of birch bark. Betulinic acid (3β, hydroxyl-lup-20(29)-en-28-oic acid) (BA) is a triterpenoid of lupane-structured pentacycl
Oct 15，2021 Natural Products
What is Acetonitrile?
Acetonitrile is a liquid with an etherlike odor. It is a highly polar, volatile solvent used in many different industrial applications. It is widely used in the pharmaceutical, photographic, chemical,
Oct 14，2021 Organic reagents