Molecules/Elements/Particles

 

Tuesday
Jul122011

Melatonin

This is an ACS Molecule of the Week (7-11-11)

"Melatonin, or N-acetyl-5-methoxytryptamine, is a hormone that is secreted by the pineal gland in mammals; it is also found in other animals, plants, and microorganisms. It helps regulate the circadian rhythms of biological functions. A. B. Lerner and co-workers isolated melatonin from cattle pineal glands in 1958 and characterized it a year later. The following year, J. Szmuszkovicz et al. published two laboratory syntheses of melatonin."

Monday
Jul112011

 Ethylene Glycol

This is one of the principal ingredients in antifreeze. It is terribly toxic!

Friday
Jul082011

Thursday
Jul072011

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