Combat COVID-19 with the natural compound OSW-1!?
Oxysterol-binding Protein (OSBP), required for the cellular replication of many types of viruses can be inhibited by the natrual compound (OSW-1). The OSW-1 induced reduction of OSBP inhibit Enterovirus replication prophylactically in cells. These are the findings published in Antiviral Research 117 (2015) 110-114 and Antiviral Research 170 (2019) 104548. We assume, that COVID-19 (CORONAVIRUS) […]
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Metaphosphoric acid
Meta-phosphoric acid is a colorless, glass-like material that we obtain from a European manufacturer and supply several different industries. Food analytics use meta-phosphoric acid to determine vitamins. The biochemistry uses the compound to precipitate protein in biological liquids such as blood and urine. In the veterinary field, meta-phosphoric acid can be used to determine urea in cattle blood. The pharmaceutical industry also uses meta-phosphoric acid as an additive in the production of diagnostic test strips.
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Momordica balsamina – balsam apple
Also known as balsam apple or bitter melon, it belongs to the pumpkin family and is native to tropical regions of Africa, Arabia, Asia and the Caribbean. This plant has special medicinal and nutritional values and is used in traditional medicine in many countries. It contains resins, alkaloids, flavonoids, glycosides, steroids, terpenes and saponins, which […]
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Alpine Winter Conference
Visit us at the 2nd Alpine Winter Conference in St. Anton, taking place Jan. 19.- Jan 23, 2020 The Conference topics will include: Accelerating Drug Discovery by Intelligence Augmentation Drug Discovery Tales Frontiers of Synthetic Chemistry Innovation and Inspiration from Natural Products Predictive ADME Sciences: Striking a Balance Between in Silico and Experimental Work? Protein […]
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Plant of the month December
Bixa orellana – Achiote The Achiote is one of the oldest crop plants in South America and is now cultivated in the complete tropical area. As early as the 1490’s the red dye obtained from the ground seeds has been used to color textiles and for red ink. Today annatto is a verified food colorant […]
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Let`s meet in San Diego
Antibody and ADC experts are meeting in San Diego Dec. 9-13. For this reason I`m going to present a poster with the titel: “Novel Mode Of Action Molecules” which explains the inhibition of the GRP78 pathway of one of our molecules. In case you would like to arrange an appointment, don`t hesitate to reach out […]
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Antimony Potassium Tartrate
Our Antimony Potassium Tartrate is supplied by an European producer who produces the compound of vine origin.
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Medicinal plants of the month November
Ardisia crenata This plant belongs to the family of Primulaceae. It originates from Asia, but is an invasive species in some other countries, e.g. the United States. It is widely used as ornamental plant. Identified ingredients include the aglycon Ardisicrenogenin and several ardisicrenosides (saponins). Several substances isolated from the root show cytotoxic activities in human […]
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Our new trainees
We are happy to introduce our three new team-members: Ms. Lusine Davtyan (left) started a 6 month lasting internship as a student of health care management at Cfm. Ms. Celine Pohlers (center) started an education as whole sale and foreign trade merchant at Cfm Oskar Tropitzsch GmbH. Ms. Sina Weichold (right) stated the same education […]
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DECHEMA – Frankfurt am Main
Products, processes and trends in the extraction of Phytoextracts Cfm Oskar Tropitzsch GmbH is attending the info day at the DECHEMA house in Frankfurt. The topic “Products, processes, and trends in the extraction of Phytoextracts” is including subjects like “legal and regulatory aspects”, “technology aspects”, “new products and effectiveness (evidence)”, “bio-economy/ cascade use” and “cosmetics, […]
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Medicinal plant of the month October
Vanilla planifolia Probably the most famous orchid and source of one of the most expensive spices in the world. Origin of the Vanilla orchid is Mexico, the region around Veracruz. Mainly due to the aromatic ingredient Vanillin, developed during fermentation of the seed vessel, it was already famous in Aztec times. more
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Meet us in San Diego
On October 10th and 11th we are going to exhibit the 5th time in a row at the World-ADC-Conference in San Diego. The event takes place at Manchester Grand Hyatt San Diego, 1 Market Pl, San Diego, CA 92101. Make sure to visit us at our booth #43 in order to stay tuned about Novel […]
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