Chemists have long known that threading a metal into an organic molecule can transform its biological personality, and a striking new demonstration of that principle has emerged from a team working on beta-carboline alkaloids. Researchers synthesized 2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-beta-carboline-3-carboxylic acid, a cyclic homologue of L-tryptophan and a recognized active metabolite found in plants, animals and humans, and […]
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