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A new genus and five new species of glomerid millipedes are described from Vietnam: Tonkinomeris napoensis, new genus & new species, from Ha Giang Province; Hyleoglomeris coloratoides, new species from Huong Son District, Ha Tinh Province; Hyleoglomeris lobus, new species from Cuc Phuong National Park, Ninh Binh Province; Hyperglomeris simplex, new species from Vinh Phuc Province; and Rhopalomeris sauda, new species from Bac Kan and Vinh Phuc Provinces. New distributional records and detailed morphological data are provided for Peplomeris magna Golovatch, 1983. A key to the genera of the family Glomeridae is provided for the Vietnamese fauna. The current status of glomerid systematics is discussed.
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Red-shifted backbone N–H photocaging agents
Light is a uniquely powerful tool for spatiotemporal control of molecular structure, necessitating the development of new photocaging approaches. This communication describes the design, synthesis, and reactivity of two new photoreactive boronic acid reagents for backbone N–H modification and subsequent photocleavage.
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- Award ID(s):
- 1904865
- PAR ID:
- 10188229
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
- Volume:
- 18
- Issue:
- 27
- ISSN:
- 1477-0520
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 5110 to 5114
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- https://doi.org/10.1039/D0OB00923G
