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Traumatic brain injuries have toxic effects that last weeks after initial impact − an antioxidant material reduces this damage in mice
My team and I studied whether an antioxidant called a thiol group could help treat traumatic brain injury. Thiol groups are chemical compounds that contain a sulfur atom bound to a hydrogen atom.
C&EN4d
This plastic’s main ingredient is wool
Perotto and colleagues took advantage of the thiol groups on the cysteine amino acids in keratin. They thought they could ...
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What to do if your dog gets sprayed by a skunk? Hint: Tomato juice isn't the answer
Skunk spray gets its smell from thiol, an oily sulfur compound that skunks produce in their anal glands. Thiol is oil based, which explains why rinsing does little to nothing for getting rid of ...
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Peat Bog Fungi as a Reservoir of Anti-Tuberculosis Compounds
The results indicate that focusing on bacterial biological processes that support the maintenance of thiol levels may be a promising avenue for the development of more effective treatments.
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What to do if your dog gets sprayed by a skunk? Hint: Tomato juice isn't the answer
Skunk spray gets its smell from thiol, an oily sulfur compound that skunks produce in their anal glands. Thiol is oil based, which explains why rinsing does little to nothing for getting rid of that ...