Researchers Step Closer to Mimicking Nature’s Mastery of Chemistry (IMAGE)
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Chemists at UC Davis are using catalysts (shown in gray spheres) to make organic compounds (blue sticks) with a specific chirality, or “handedness.” Most biological molecules are chiral, including many prescription drugs. The discovery could make it easier to synthesize pharmaceuticals with the correct symmetry.
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William DeSnoo/UC Davis
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