Premium
Front Cover: A Kinetic Photometric Assay for the Quantification of the Open‐Chain Content of Aldoses (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 18/2021)
Author(s) -
Kalaus Hubert,
Reichetseder Alexander,
Scheibelreiter Verena,
Rudroff Florian,
Stanetty Christian,
Mihovilovic Marko D.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.202100530
Subject(s) - front cover , chemistry , temptation , consistency (knowledge bases) , fish <actinopterygii> , cover (algebra) , heuristics , fishery , computer science , philosophy , mechanical engineering , engineering , theology , artificial intelligence , biology , operating system
The Front Cover shows two fishermen fishing for the rare fish, eager for the risky treat. Various species are differently eager to give in to temptation, much like various aldoses substantially differ in their open‐chain content (OCC) and consequently in their ease to react as aldehydes. The OCC represents the very small proportions of the aldehyde form (<1%), which is in equilibrium with the dominant ring forms. Accurate measurement of these OCCs was now accomplished by an operationally simple UV‐based kinetic (ABAO) assay which furnished OCC values of all native parent aldoses in full consistency with the more complicated literature gold standard. Cover image designed and illustrated by Thomas Blaukovitsch. More information can be found in the Communication by C. Stanetty et al.