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SXU molecular science institute releases latest finding

(chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2016-12-26

Shanxi University’s Institute for Molecular Science published its latest finding in the world leading chemistry journal Angewandte Chemie ("Applied Chemistry" in English).

An old cover of Angewandte Chemie International Edition, one of the premier chemistry journals around the globe, with impact factors higher than those of comparable journals in the field according to a number of internationally influential publishing platforms. The impact factor is a measure of the frequency with which the average article in a journal has been cited in a particular year. In 2015, it received its excellent impact factor of 11.709 as ranked by the world leading chemistry publisher Wiley-VCH. It is the only journal in the field that delivers a stimulating mixture of review articles, highlights, and communication on a weekly basis. [Photo/onlinelibrary.wiley.com]

The latest finding is about Ferritin Nanocage, an important protein for the metabolism of an organism. It was co-made by Shanxi University’s Molecular Science Institute and China Agricultural University.

A figure included with the academic report published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition. [Photo/sxu.edu.cn]

Wang Hongfei, a professor at Shanxi University’s Molecular Science Institute and one of the leading authors of the published paper, is also the author who delivered his research finding on the SARS virus in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) of international prestige and reputation.

A figure included in the academic report published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). PNAS, established in 1914, is one of the world's most-cited and comprehensive multidisciplinary scientific journals which publishes more than 3,100 research papers annually. [Photo/sxu.edu.cn]

View the full texts of the two papers:

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/anie.201609517/full  

http://www.pnas.org/content/113/46/12997

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