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Ammonium Thioglycolate (Any Cosmo girl would know!)

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Ammonium thioglycolate is the ammonium salt of thioglycolic acid. Having a thiol (R-SH), thioglycolic acid is a decent reducing agent, particularly of disulfide bonds (R-S-S-R')....

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Posted by Molecule of the Day at 9:08 PM • 2 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

Denatonium/Bitrex (Mmm...less-toxic denatured alcohol)

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Denatonium, sold as Bitrex, is among the most bitter compounds in the world. Why in the world would industry seek out such a thing? To put in things we don't want you to eat, silly....

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Posted by Molecule of the Day at 9:12 PM • 11 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

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