Thoughts on MicroNeedles
There are significant reasons why Silk is an excellent candidate for microneedle patches over standard drug delivery methods. The rough idea has to do with lowering the risks of dirty pokes. Many administrators of...
Vegan’s Nightmare
There are 9 amino acids that play a vital role in the body, but one of those is toxic in adults. We subtract Histidine for this reason. The real total number of essential amino acids is eight, amino acids are...
Omega Fatty Acids
General Information Omegas consist of 3 forms of N-3’s, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) The main difference between these EPF’s is the location of...
Pyridoxine
For discussion, I choose to discus on the vitamin B6 (in the pyridoxine form) for comparing hydrochloride salts in medications. Vitamin B6 is most often sold as pyridoxine HCl form. At a glance, my...
Finding all possible structures of a given formula
I kinda learned this from hard experiences… I think for this class (bio organic chemistry) we do not worry about double bonds since these molecules are unstable. The most important part of finding the...
DMT Analogs in Chemistry
For discussion, I choose the “spiritual molecule” DMT (N, N-Dimethyltryptamine). In the Amazon, tribes create a brew called the ayahuasca known “hundreds of years old,” while more recently a man found the...