chemistry@nature contents: 2 August 2013

Bringing you the latest and best in chemistry news and research from Nature Publishing Group For more information, see each journal's latest table of contents: Nature Nature Biotechnology Nature Chemical Biology Nature Chemistry Nature Materials Nature Methods Nature Nanotechnology Nature Protocols Nature Reviews Drug Discovery 2 August 2013 Primary Research Protocol Review Article Blog Entries from The Sceptical Chymist Advertisement New Impact Factor The new impact factor for Nature Chemistry is 21.757*. This places the journal first among all primary research journals in the chemistry, multidisciplinary category.  *2012 Journal Citation Reports® (Thomson Reuters, 2013)   Primary Research top  Chemistry@nature JOBS of the week Computational Chemistry and Biology PhD Max-Planck Institute for Dynamics of Complex Technical Systems Professorships in Protein Chemistry / Functional Proteomics University of Southern Denmark PhD in Physical Organic Chemistry University of Edinburgh - School of Chemistry Assistant Professorship in Chemistry - Materials Washington University in Saint Louis Post-doctoral Research Fellow: Protein Chemistry / Structural Biology University of Leeds More Science jobs from Chemistry@nature EVENT Frontiers of Computer Simulation in Chemistry and Materials Science 06.02.14 Newport Pagnell, UK More science events from Elucidation of the Fe(IV)=O intermediate in the catalytic cycle of the halogenase SyrB2 Shaun D. Wong et al. Nature doi:10.1038/nature12304 Abstract Production of omega-3 eicosapentaenoic acid by metabolic engineering of Yarrowia lipolytica Zhixiong Xue et al. Nature Biotechnology doi:10.1038/nbt.2622 Abstract Covalent and allosteric inhibitors of the ATPase VCP/p97 induce cancer cell death Paola Magnaghi et al. Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1313 Abstract Small-molecule modulation of Wnt signaling via modulating the Axin-LRP5/6 interaction Sheng Wang et al. Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1309 Abstract A switch III motif relays signaling between a B12 enzyme and its G-protein chaperone Michael Lofgren, Dominique Padovani, Markos Koutmos & Ruma Banerjee Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1298 Abstract Proteostasis of polyglutamine varies among neurons and predicts neurodegeneration Andrey S Tsvetkov et al. Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1308 Abstract Enantioselective silyl protection of alcohols promoted by a combination of chiral and achiral Lewis basic catalysts Nathan Manville et al. Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1708 Abstract Conditionally fluorescent molecular probes for detecting single base changes in double-stranded DNA Sherry Xi Chen, David Yu Zhang & Georg Seelig Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1713 Abstract β-carbon activation of saturated carboxylic esters through N-heterocyclic carbene organocatalysis Zhenqian Fu, Jianfeng Xu, Tingshun Zhu, Wendy Wen Yi Leong & Yonggui Robin Chi Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1710 Abstract Brightening of carbon nanotube photoluminescence through the incorporation of sp3 defects Yanmei Piao et al. Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1711 Abstract On the cooperative formation of non-hydrogen-bonded water at molecular hydrophobic interfaces Joel G. Davis, Blake M. Rankin, Kamil P. Gierszal & Dor Ben-Amotz Nature Chemistry doi:10.1038/nchem.1716 Abstract NMR spectroscopic detection of chirality and enantiopurity in referenced systems without formation of diastereomers Jan Labuta et al. Nature Communications doi:10.1038/ncomms3188 Abstract Femtolitre chemistry assisted by microfluidic pen lithography Carlos Carbonell et al. Nature Communications doi:10.1038/ncomms3173 Abstract Hyperthin nanochains composed of self-polymerizing protein shackles Ryo Matsunaga, Saeko Yanaka, Satoru Nagatoishi, Kouhei Tsumoto Nature Communications doi:10.1038/ncomms3211 Abstract Probing the nature of gold-carbon bonding in gold-alkynyl complexes Hong-Tao Liu et al. Nature Communications doi:10.1038/ncomms3223 Abstract Measurement of molecular motion in organic semiconductors by thermal diffuse electron scattering Alexander S. Eggeman et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3710 Abstract Physical hydrogels composed of polyampholytes demonstrate high toughness and viscoelasticity Tao Lin Sun et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3713 Abstract User-interactive electronic skin for instantaneous pressure visualization Chuan Wang et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3711 Abstract The effect of particle proximity on the oxygen reduction rate of size-selected platinum clusters Markus Nesselberger et al. Nature Materials doi:10.1038/nmat3712 Abstract Imaging bacterial protein expression using genetically encoded RNA sensors Wenjiao Song, Rita L Strack & Samie R Jaffrey Nature Methods doi:10.1038/nmeth.2568 Abstract Autonomous molecular cascades for evaluation of cell surfaces Rudchenko, M. et al. Nature Nanotechnology doi:10.1038/nnano.2013.142 Abstract   Protocol top  Site-specific protein labeling using PRIME and chelation-assisted click chemistry Chayasith Uttamapinant, Mateo I Sanchez, Daniel S Liu, Jennifer Z Yao & Alice Y Ting Nature Protocols doi:10.1038/nprot.2013.096 Abstract Automated selected reaction monitoring data analysis workflow for large-scale targeted proteomic studies Silvia Surinova et al. Nature Protocols doi:10.1038/nprot.2013.091 Abstract Relative and absolute determination of fluorescence quantum yields of transparent samples Christian Wurth, Markus Grabolle, Jutta Pauli, Monika Spieles & Ute Resch-Genger Nature Protocols doi:10.1038/nprot.2013.087 Abstract   Review Articles top  Chemical reporters for biological discovery Markus Grammel & Howard C Hang Nature Chemical Biology doi:10.1038/nchembio.1296 Abstract   Blog Entries from The Sceptical Chymist top  The birthplace of free radicals The town of Shrewsbury in Shopshire, England, has a rich scientific history. It was the birthplace of Charles Darwin (1809-1882), who was the son of the medical doctor Robert Darwin ... Read Now Blogroll: Fraud and favourites Chemists fight fabrication, compare favourites and give advice. 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