Nitrogen

Products Nitrogen is commercially available as a compressed gas in pressurized cylinders and as a liquid in cryogenic containers, among other products. Structure and properties Nitrogen (N, atomic mass: 14.0 u) is a colorless and odorless gas that is present in over 78% of air. It is a chemical element with atomic number 7 and … Nitrogen

Tenofovir

Products Tenofovir is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets (Viread, combination products, generics). It has been approved in many countries since 2002. It is also used to treat chronic hepatitis B. This article refers to HIV. Structure and properties Tenofovir (C9H14N5O4P, Mr = 287.2 g/mol) is present in drugs in the form of … Tenofovir

Phosphoric Acid

Products Phosphoric acid is available in pharmacies and drugstores in various concentrations. Structure and properties Phosphoric acid or orthophosphoric acid (H3PO4, Mr = 97.995 g/mol) exists as an aqueous to viscous, syrupy, clear, colorless, and odorless liquid that is miscible with water, depending on the concentration. Concentrated phosphoric acid can solidify to a colorless crystalline … Phosphoric Acid

Delafloxacin

Products Delafloxacin was approved in the United States in 2017, in the EU in 2019, and in many countries in 2020 as a powder for a concentrate for solution for infusion and in tablet form (Quofenix). Structure and properties Delafloxacin (C18H12ClF3N4O4, Mr = 440.8 g/mol) belongs to the group of fluoroquinolones. It is present in … Delafloxacin

Nucleic Acids: Function & Diseases

Nucleic acids are composed of a string of individual nucleotides to form macromolecules and, as the main component of genes in cell nuclei, are carriers of hereditary information, and they catalyze many biochemical reactions. The individual nucleotides each consist of a phosphate and a nucleic base moiety as well as the pentose ring molecule ribose … Nucleic Acids: Function & Diseases

Guanosine: Function & Diseases

Guanosine is the nucleoside of the purine base guanine and is formed by the addition of the simple sugar ribose. If deoxyribose, rather than ribose, is attached, it is deoxyguanosine. Guanosine is a component of the helices and double helices of RNA. The analogue deoxyguanosine is part of DNA. Guanosine, as a guanosine triphosphate (GTP) … Guanosine: Function & Diseases