Triacetic acid lactone (TAL) has the potential to serve as a bioderived platform chemical for commercial products, including ...

Triacetic acid lactone (TAL) has the potential to serve as a bioderived platform chemical for commercial products, including sorbic acid. However, TAL currently lacks a global market as its chemical ...

Nonribosomal peptide synthetases (NRPSs) are multidomain modular biosynthetic assembly lines that polymerize amino acids into a myriad of biologically active nonribosomal peptides (NRPs). NRPS ...

Chemists' technique for turning cheap dicarboxylic acids into complex lactones could boost industries from pharmaceuticals to plastics. Chemists at Scripps Research have unveiled a method for turning ...

All four stereoisomers of whiskey lactone, or β-methyl-γ-octalactone, are found in nature—specifically, in oak wood used to make barrels for aging whiskeys, wines, and brandies. The (+)-trans isomer ...

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Unités du SI & CNTP, sauf indication contraire. Le glucono delta-lactone (delta-gluconolactone) est une lactone naturellement présente dans la nature. Il est utilisé dans l'alimentation comme additif ...