Capsaicin necklace in silver 925

Silverhalsband inspirerat av Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin år 2021. Det Silver necklace inspired by the Nobel Prize 2021 in Physiology or Medicin. It shows the capsaicin molecule in silver wire with the oxygen atoms as silver balls and the nitrogen atom as oxidized silver ball.

The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2021 was awarded to David Julius and Ardem Patapoutian 'for their discoveries of receptors for temperature and touch'.

David Julius identified TRPV1, a receptor that registers heat in the nerve fibers of the skin. He utilized capsaicin, a pungent compound from chili peppers that induces a burning sensation, to identify the receptor that responds to heat.

Chain length: 70 cm

Length of the pendulum: 10 cm

Chain included.