In 1833, M. Braconet, of Paris, made the discovery that starch, sawdust and cotton wool, when treated with concentrated nitric acid, became very inflammable, taking fire at a temperature of 356 ...

Nitrogen oxides, nitric acid, and ozone can all readily enter the lungs, where they create serious damage to delicate lung tissue. Even short-term exposure can irritate the lungs of healthy people.

By taking advantage of the cytotoxic effect of nitric oxide (NO) and PepT1 for molecule-targeted drug delivery, a series of amino acid/dipeptide diester prodrugs of NO-donating oleanolic acid ...

In search of multifunctional cholinesterase inhibitors as potential anti-Alzheimer drug candidates, tacrine–ferulic acid–NO donor trihybrids were synthesized and tested for their cholinesterase ...