Scripps Research scientists have solved a major problem in chemistry and drug development by using droplet-sized 'miniecosystems' to quickly see if a molecule can function as a potential therapeutic.
Analytical Chemistry
Jun 18, 2018
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Inspired by natural products, scientists on the Florida campus of the Scripps Research Institute have created a new class of small molecules with the potential to serve as a rich foundation for drug discovery.
Biochemistry
Nov 20, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Flasks, beakers and hot plates may soon be a thing of the past in chemistry labs. Instead of handling a few experiments on a bench top, scientists may simply pop a microchip into a computer and instantly ...
Analytical Chemistry
Aug 3, 2009
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A detailed atomic exploration into how the dengue virus replicates its genome could catalyze the development of high-precision targeted antiviral therapeutics.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 31, 2023
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When a human consumes a pharmaceutical drug, enzymes in the liver break down the substance into metabolites that are water soluble, so the body can more easily excrete them. In some cases, the resulting metabolites may have ...
Biochemistry
Jul 13, 2023
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A new publication in the May issue of Nature Aging by researchers from Integrated Biosciences, a biotechnology company combining synthetic biology and machine learning to target aging, demonstrates the power of artificial ...
Biotechnology
May 8, 2023
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A research team co-led by chemists from City University of Hong Kong (CityU) recently discovered novel, highly effective anticancer agents with tridimensional structures, which have high anticancer activity, low toxicity ...
Biochemistry
Apr 6, 2023
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A team of chemists at MIT has found that using peptides instead of DNA fragments to tag small molecules can speed up the drug discovery process. Their research is published in the journal Science.
Scientists at EPFL have found a way to synthesize large numbers of macrocyclic compounds, which are needed for developing drugs against difficult disease targets.
Biochemistry
Jul 12, 2022
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Two researchers from Skoltech and McGill University have published a review of the promising research field known as structural proteomics in the journal Chemical Reviews. This field combines protein chemistry and mass spectrometry, ...
Biochemistry
Jan 27, 2022
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