Celebrating the 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. How are click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry transforming biomedicine?

Authors

  • Benjamí Oller-Salvia Institut Químic de Sarrià - Universitat Ramon Llull (IQS-URL)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2436/20.2003.01.148

Keywords:

Click chemistry, bioorthogonal chemistry, Nobel Prize

Abstract

Click and bioorthogonal chemistry have opened new paths in the modification of complex systems and have contributed to making chemistry accessible to everyone. Click chemistry allows richly functionalized molecules to be linked quickly, easily and robustly, while bioorthogonal chemistry enables modifications to be made in biological environments. Both these branches of chemistry are highly versatile and have opened up new horizons in biomedicine, among other fields. Specifically, within the field of biomedicine, click and bioorthogonal chemistry permit the generation of tools both to understand phenomena in cells and organisms and to generate new drugs and therapeutic strategies.

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Author Biography

Benjamí Oller-Salvia, Institut Químic de Sarrià - Universitat Ramon Llull (IQS-URL)

Benjamí Oller-Salvia és professor titular a l’Institut Químic de Sarrià de la Universitat Ramon Llull (IQS-URL). Va obtenir la llicenciatura en química a l’IQS-URL. Posteriorment va aconseguir el doctorat a la Universitat de Barcelona (UB) investigant a l’Institut de Recerca en Biomedicina (IRB) de Barcelona i va realitzar un postdoctorat al Laboratori de Biologia Molecular del Consell d’Investigació Mèdica a Cambridge. Actualment lidera el Grup de Recerca en Química Biològica i Biologia Sintètica Aplicades a Bioteràpies a l’IQS-URL, amb finançament del Consell Europeu de Recerca (ERC Starting Grant).

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Published

2023-12-15

Issue

No. 22 (2023)

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