Molecules of the Month

	2004	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998	1997	1996
December		A Bucky Christmas Tree	Ibuprofen	Napalm	Aspirin	Pyrite - Fool's Gold	Lindane	Cholesterol	Complex Carbohydrates
November		Levothyroxine	Dettol	Aspartame	Myrrh	Autumn Colours	Tolcapone	Chemistry Nobel Prize 1997 (an Oxford graduate)	Structure of Amino Acids
October		Atenolol	Leptin	Sarin	Cyclohexane	Visulaization of Models	Buckytubes	30 Molecular Hydrogen Metal Complexes	Wilkinson's Catalyst
September		Metoprolol	Insect Repellents	Solanine - Deadlynight shade	Gold	Colonidine	Lycopene- the red in tomatoes	DDT a Banned Insecticide	Random Chime Molecules for an Organic Test/Puzzle
August		Prednisone	Sunscreens	Hyaluronidase - Bee venom	>1300 Inorganic Structures	Novocaine	Quinine	200 pharmaceutically active 3D structures	Taxol
July		Alprazolam	TetraHydroCannabinol	Psilocybin		Loratadine	Air Fresheners Phenol & Formaldehyde	EDTA - a food additive sequestrant	Molecules in the Bathroom
June		Acetaminophen	Isotretinoin	Capsaicin	Cefzil	Acyclovir	VX a Nerve Gas	VRML Chemical Landscapes	Ferrocene
May		Abuterol	Erythroycin	Mescaline	Mevacor	Dobutamine	Viagra- provides enhanced erectile response	Molecules for Human Attraction	Molecules in a Coffee Cup
April		Furosemide	Atorvastatin	Screen Saver Life Saver Proteins	Tamoxifin	Tetracycline	Metal cluster shapes	ZSM-5 - a Zeolite Heterogeneous Catalyst	Bioinorganic Picture and Chemical MIME Gallery
March		Hydrochlorothiazide	Astemizole	Hemlock	Metformin	Cephalexin	Metal Carbonyls	VRML Gemstones	Cyclosporin A
February		Vaccinia type I topoisomerase enzyme	Love Hurts	Chocolate	Oxaprozin	Ritalin	Pinene	The 3-D Structure of Vitamins	Valium and Prozac
January	Nandrolone	Ricin	Taurine	Allicin	Amethyst	Absinthe & Thujone	Highly Strained Molecules: Cubane	Ecstasy	Chemicals for Bald Men - Minoxidil

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Copyright Karl Harrison 1996- 2004.

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