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David Jakeman

Interview: Sweet Science

05 November 2009

David Jakeman talks about carbohydrates, drugs and meeting Darwin. Interview by Nicola Wise


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Directing Biosynthesis 2010: Discovery, Evolution, Function

Further information on this conference to be held from 15 - 17 September 2010 in Durham, UK.


International Symposia on Advancing the Chemical Sciences

Major new global symposia series announced

14 October 2009

A new generation of international symposia across the chemical sciences for 2010 and beyond


Annual Reports Section B

2009 Annual Reports Section B is now published

09 September 2009

Section B: organic chemistry of Annual Reports has been published.


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Issue 11 of NPR: themed issue on genomics

22 October 2009

Issue 11 of NPR contains 6 reviews focussing on the fascinating insights being provided into plant and bacterial secondary metabolism by genome sequencing and genome mining


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Issue 10 of NPR now online

25 September 2009

The latest issue of Natural Product Reports is now available online


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Most cited articles in the last 10 years

21 August 2009

We look back at some of the most cited NPR articles from the last 10 years


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Issue 9 of NPR now online

20 August 2009

The latest issue of Natural Product Reports is now available online


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Issue 8 of NPR now online

28 July 2009

The latest issue of Natural Product Reports is now available online


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Instant insight: True blue flowers

14 July 2009

What makes a purple pigment blue? The answer could lead to the elusive blue rose says Kumi Yoshida


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Issue 7 of NPR now online

26 June 2009

The latest issue of Natural Product Reports is now available online


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Issue 6 of NPR now online

29 May 2009

The latest issue of Natural Product Reports is now available online


Alan Crozier

Interview: Bearing fruit

28 April 2009

Alan Crozier on flavonoids, David Bellamy and good wine. Carl Saxton investigates


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Issue 5 of NPR now online

23 April 2009

The latest issue of Natural Product Reports is now available online


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Issue 4 of NPR now online

26 March 2009

The latest issue of Natural Product Reports is now available online


David O'Hagan

2009 NPR Award Lecture

09 March 2009

David O'Hagan delivers the 2009 NPR Award Lecture at the Zing Natural Products conference


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Issue 3 of NPR now online

26 February 2009

The latest issue of Natural Product Reports is now available online


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Issue 2 of NPR now online

30 January 2009

The latest issue of Natural Product Reports is now available online


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New NPR Editorial Board members announced

28 January 2009

We would like to welcome David Jakeman and Stefan Schulz to the NPR Editorial Board


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Announcement: NPR Lecture Award winner 2009

15 January 2009

It is with great pleasure that we announce Professor David O'Hagan, from the University of St Andrews, UK, as the winner of the NPR Lecture Award 2009


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Issue 1 of NPR now online

22 December 2008

The latest issue of Natural Product Reports is now available online


A geothermal site

Instant insight: Life at the extremes

11 November 2008

Miniature natural product libraries can be found in the most unexpected places


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Issue 6 of NPR now online

24 November 2008

The latest issue of Natural Product Reports is now available online


Russell Cox

Interview: Fired up about fungi

17 November 2008

Russell Cox discusses his fiery introduction to chemistry and his work on polyketide biosynthesis


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2009 NPR Lecture Award nominations closed

01 December 2008

Nominations for the 2009 NPR Lecture Award are now closed


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Issue 5 of NPR now online

30 September 2008

The latest issue of Natural Product Reports is now available online


Emma Raven

NPR Board Member given RSC award

04 August 2008

Emma Raven (University of Leicester), a member of the Editorial Board for NPR has won the RSC 2008 award for Reaction Kinetics and Mechanisms.


Jason Micklefield

NPR Lecture Award 2008 presented

22 July 2008

Professor Jason Micklefield received the NPR Lecture Award 2008 at the IUPAC International Conference on Biodiversity and Natural Products


Yixin Lu

Interview: Medicinal reasons

16 July 2008

Yixin Lu talks to Vikki Allen about his dreams and the importance of medicinal chemistry


Hal Kohn

Meet the board - Hal Kohn

26 June 2008

The NPR editorial board member tells Joanne Thomson about investigating the unknown and the joy experienced when its secrets are revealed


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Fungi wake up to new natural products

29 April 2008

Re-awakening 'silent' metabolic pathways in fungi has revealed a new range of natural products to US scientists.


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RSC Publishing presents its Award for Service


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Issue 3 of NPR now online

23 May 2008

The latest issue of Natural Product Reports is now available online


Scheme showing cell-penetrating peptides entering a cell

Instant insight: Crossing the cell membrane

16 April 2008

Shana Kelley reveals how cell-penetrating peptides deliver the goods when it comes to biology and medicine.


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Search for structures within articles

02 April 2008

RSC Prospect's new features allow you to do just that - and more


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Themed issue: Synthesis

27 March 2008

Bringing together eight reviews from leading natural products synthetic researchers


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Free access in April

14 March 2008

Online access to RSC journals provided for customers for the whole of April


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Analytical Tools for the Life Sciences - Oxidative DNA Damage

22 February 2008

One of three workshops on Analytical Tools in the Life Sciences.


structure fighting cocaine

Instant insight: Speeding up cocaine

11 February 2008

Chang-Guo Zhan introduces the use of computational designs to develop promising therapeutics for treating cocaine addiction and overdoses


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Free online access for new journal

29 January 2008

Registration will provide free institutional access to Energy & Environmental Science in 2008 and 2009


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Natural products research articles in Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry

Read the latest natural products research and review articles published in Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry.


Jason Micklefield

Announcement: NPR Lecture Award winner 2008

21 January 2008

The 2008 Natural Product Reports Lecture Award has been won by Dr Jason Micklefield, the University of Manchester, UK.


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Meet the NPR team

The NPR team will be attending a number of conferences in 2008. Find out where you can meet us!


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In Issue 6, 2007 of NPR

21 November 2007

The final NPR issue of the year features a Highlight article by Rolf Muller and Silke Wenzel and 10 reviews.


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Instant insight: Natural remedies

13 December 2007

Jason Micklefield of the University of Manchester, UK, looks at how natural products hit the targets other molecules cannot reach


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NPR Lecture Award

03 December 2007

The 2008 NPR Lecture Award is now closed for nominations.


Issue 5 2007 Highlight

NPR Highlight: recent advances in the synthesis of polycyclic imidazole-containing marine natural products

27 September 2007

Steven Weinreb focuses on some recent approaches to the total synthesis of imidazole-containing alkaloids which have been isolated from marine sponges.


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In Issue 4, 2007 of NPR

26 July 2007

Find out more about this issue's highlight article, HOT article and the front cover.


NPR heme special issue

Themed issue: Heme

30 May 2007

Ten articles focussing on the chemistry and biochemistry of heme proteins.


Professor RX Tan

NPR Award Lecture venue announced

24 May 2007

The 2007 Natural Product Reports Award Lecture will be delivered in September at the 5th European Conference on Marine Natural Products by Professor RX Tan.


Diving under ice

Instant insight: In from the cold

03 May 2007

Bill Baker extols the virtues of cold-water marine natural products and considers their future prospects.


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In Issue 2, 2007 of NPR

30 March 2007

Issue 2 features a Highlight article by Rajesh Gokhale and colleagues on polyketide synthases in mycobacteria, and seven reviews


Green Lynx Spider

In Issue 1, 2007 of NPR

02 February 2007

Issue 1 features a Highlight article by Gerardo Corzo and colleagues on natural products from spider venom, and the annual marine natural products review by John Blunt and coworker...


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NPR Highlight: Marine metabolites make binding agreement

01 February 2007

Gerry Pattenden and Anna Bertram describe compelling evidence that azole-based cyclic peptides bound to metals play a role in biological function.


Professor RX Tan

Announcement: NPR Lecture Award winner

04 January 2007

The 2007 Natural Product Reports Lecture Award has been won by Professor RX Tan, Nanjing University, China.


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In Issue 6, 2006 of NPR

23 November 2006

Issue 6 features a Highlight article by Neil Bruce on bacterial pathways for degradation of nitroaromatics


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NPR Lecture Award - Call for Nominations!

16 October 2006

The 2007 NPR Lecture Award is now open for nominations.


John Blunt presents the 2006 NPR Award Lecture

John Blunt presents the 2006 NPR Lecture Award

18 August 2006

2006 NPR Lecture Award recipient, John Blunt, lectures to delegates at the 2006 American Society of Pharmacognosy Conference in Washington, DC.


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In issue 4, 2006 of NPR

01 August 2006

Issue 4 features a Highlight article by Christopher Walsh on Biological formation of pyrroles


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Chris Schofield presents the 2005 NPR Lecture Award

23 May 2006

2005 NPR Lecture Award recipient, Chris Schofield, lectures to delegates at the 40th European Symposium on Bio-Organic Chemistry (ESBOC), Gregynog, UK.


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Meet the NPR team

The NPR team will be attending a number of conferences in 2006. Find out where you can meet us!