Epoxides belong to a class of organic compounds called “cyclic ethers” that are characterized by a three-atom ring. They are readily available compounds found in medicinal and agrochemical agents, as ...

Can making ephemeral anti-inflammatory fatty acids stick around a little longer protect people against Alzheimer’s disease? It just might, according to a study by Hui Zheng and colleagues at the ...

Numerous proteins require the modification of multiple glutamic acid residues to γ-carboxyglutamate in order to function. Among these vitamin-K-dependent (VKD) proteins, coagulation factors IX ...

Microsomal epoxide hydrolase (mEH) plays a dual role in the detoxification and activation of tobacco procarcinogens. Two polymorphisms affecting enzyme activity have been described in the exons 3 and ...

The reaction relies on an organoboron reagent to prime the epoxide for skeletal remodeling and a zinc salt to initiate the ...

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Epoxide, a cyclic ether, can be used to obtain important alcohols, pharmaceuticals, agrochemicals, and functional polymers. This transformation is facilitated by the reductive ring opening of epoxide.