Azelaic acid is a pretty simple small molecule:
It is used topically in dermatology.
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Tazarotene is a retinoid, or vitamin A analogue:
It's unusual because of its diarylacetylene moiety. Like most retinoids, it modulates some aspects of skin turnover and metabolism and finds use in dermatology.
Betaine is a simple little molecule:
It finds use in medicine in treating elevated homocysteine levels - a molecule that deserves its own entry. It also can act as a denaturant - things like urea, formamide, and guanidinium are useful for this in biology. Betaine, at the right concentration, can…
Stevioside is an intense sweetener found in stevia, an herb that's known pretty much for expressing this sort of molecule:
Stevioside, shown above, is a glycoside (that is, a glucose derivative) of a terpene. Unlike a lot of other sweeteners, stevioside is actually a sugar derivative (for others,…
Ellman reagent can be used to quantitate the amount of free thiol present in a protein or other molecule:
It reacts with the free thiol and releases a nitrocarboxythiophenolate, which is bright yellow. You can then quantitate it with a UV-vis.
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another anti-acne chemical.. my friend used it for quite sometime, it is known as Azelex or Skinoren.