Three scientists have shared the Nobel Prize for Chemistry for their work that led to the development of linking molecules together, known as click chemistry, and bioorthogonal chemistry.
Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless have laid the foundation for a functional form of chemistry - click chemistry - in which molecular building blocks snap together quickly and efficiently. Carolyn R. Bertozzi has taken click chemistry to a new dimension and started utilising it in living organisms, including to map cells. Her bioorthogonal reactions are now contributing to more targeted cancer treatments, among many other applications, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said Wednesday.
by Joji Xavier
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