A generation ago, most Americans recognized two kinds of coffee: regular and decaf. Now we’re concerned about every last detail — from the beans’ country of origin and whether they are organic, have ...

Chemists' technique for turning cheap dicarboxylic acids into complex lactones could boost industries from pharmaceuticals to plastics. Chemists at Scripps Research have unveiled a method for turning ...

COFFEE PREPARATION may appear simple, but the chemistry it touches off is complex indeed. Food scientists are studying the reactions that take place in coffee beans and in the beverage itself to make ...

One key enzyme in the Asp pathway is HTA, which catalyzes the transfer of an acetyl group from acetyl-CoA to the hydroxyl group of homoserine (Figure 1). 18 This enzyme catalyzes the first committed ...