Search for episodes from Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour with a specific topic:

Latest episodes from Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour

21. Thank you and goodbye

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 0:20


Thank you for exploring the Botanic Garden with our group of plant loving chemists.

plants chemistry chemicals botanic gardens
20. Pigments from plants

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 1:10


One small part of the plant kingdom makes a different type of pigment to all the rest.

plants beetroot pigments bougainvillea
19. Plants in extreme environments

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 0:41


How plants manage to photosynthesise in extreme environments.

plants solar energy extreme environments
18. Why are plants green?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 1:16


Why chlorophyll and hence plants, looks green.

green plants photosynthesis silica chlorophyll solar cells ruthenium
17. Ancient pigments

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 2:36


How chemistry can change the colour of dye molecules from plants.

ancient indigo organic chemistry pigments inorganic chemistry
16. Nitrogen fixation

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 1:16


Hear about natures natural nitrogen fixers.

crop rotation nitrogen fixation biological processes
15. Nitrogen uptake by plants

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 0:53


Why nitrogen is important to plants and the communities of microorganisms living in the soil.

plants nitrogen uptake crop rotation nitrogen fixation biological processes
14. The caramel tree

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 2:55


Why the Katsura tree smells of caramel and how analytical techniques have solved the problem of what is responsible for the smell.

tree caramel mass spectrometry katsura
13. New medicines from plants

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 1:05


Many modern medicines are derived from plants.

plants medicinal plants new medicines
12. Healing molecules or poisonous plants?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 2:22


The notorious history of healing molecules. Many molecules from plants can be used as medicines but are also toxic if the dose is too large.

healing molecules nightshade medicinal plants acetylcholine poisonous plants atropine scopolamine
11. The machine inside plants

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 1:13


The photosynthetic machinery inside plants is explained.

plants photosynthesis chlorophyll chloroplast
10. Colourful vegetables

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 2:03


Pigments from plants are different colours depending on the chemical environment they are in.

vegetables colourful pigments anthocyanins
09. The hottest plant in the world

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 2:36


How chillis and a euphorbia are helping to produce new painkillers.

plant hottest pain relief scoville scale
08. The chemistry of decaffeination

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 1:44


How chemistry impacts on decaffeination of the world's second most popular drink.

chemistry caffeine benzene
07. The many tastes of ginger

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 2:08


Ginger contains a cocktail of different molecules. The different molecules in dried, cooked and fresh ginger lead to different flavours.

tastes rhizome phenols organic molecules
06. New materials from plants

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 2:18


The lotus plant has inspired the development of new self-cleaning materials.

plants new materials biomimetics
05. Energy from the sun

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 2:32


How plants use energy from the sun to make food from carbon dioxide and water.

water energy sugar oxygen carbon dioxide photosynthesis
04. Robert Robinson, a revolutionary chemist

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 2:54


Sir Robert Robinson used the Botanic Garden in his research investigating the structures of alkaloids derived from plants.

revolutionary chemists morphine botanic gardens magdalen college robert robinson alkaloid
03. Take care with the word organic

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 0:37


Hear what the word organic means to a chemist.

organic take care chemicals
02. A few words about chemicals

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 0:27


Everything is made of chemicals - whether they are from a natural source or not.

chemicals
01. Welcome and Introduction

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2012 0:59


A welcome to the Botanic Garden and the Chemistry at the Garden audio trail from the Senior Curator, Dr Alison Foster.

gardens taste smell chemistry colour botanic gardens senior curator medicinal plants

Claim Botanic Garden Chemistry Audio Tour

In order to claim this podcast we'll send an email to with a verification link. Simply click the link and you will be able to edit tags, request a refresh, and other features to take control of your podcast page!

Claim Cancel