Nitroglycerin is used to alleviate various heart-related conditions, and it is also the chief component of dynamite (but mixed in a solid clay base to stabilize it).
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On average, the stomach produces 2 L of hydrochloric acid per day.
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Drugs are in development that may cure asthma and hay fever once and for all. They target leukotrienes, which are known to cause tightening of the air passages in the lungs and increase mucus productions in nasal passages.
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When blood is exposed to air, it clots. Heparin allows the blood to come in direct contact with air without clotting.
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In 1844, Charles Goodyear obtained the first patent for a rubber condom.
Complementary fit between a macromolecule and a small molecule
Structure of the water molecule
The dipole nature of a water molecule
The nucleotide cyclic AMP (cAMP), a common messenger molecule.
How many sigma bonds and how many pi bonds are in this molecule?
An electron micrograph and an interpretive drawing of the hybrid molecule