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ReviewACS chemical biology2025

Click Chemistry Methodology: The Novel Paintbrush of Drug Design.

Ioana Oprea, Terry K Smith

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Review in ACS chemical biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  5. The Copper-Catalyzed Azide-Alkyne Cycloaddition Reaction: Why Two Is Faster than One.Chemphyschem : a European journal of chemical physics and physical chemistry · 2026
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  6. Antibody-conjugated polymer nanoparticles for brain cancer.Drug delivery and translational research · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ioana OpreaBiomedical Science Research Complex, Schools of Biology and Chemistry, University of Saint Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Terry K SmithBiomedical Science Research Complex, Schools of Biology and Chemistry, University of Saint Andrews, North Haugh, St Andrews KY16 9ST, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.ORCID 0000-0003-1994-2009

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Click chemistry is an immensely powerful technique for the synthesis of reliable and efficient covalent linkages. When undertaken in living cells, the concept is thereby coined bioorthogonal chemistry. Used in conjunction with the photo-cross-linking methodology, it serves as a sound strategy in the exploration of biological processes and beyond. Its broad scope has led to widespread use in many disciplines; however, this Review focuses on the use of click and bioorthogonal chemistry within medicinal chemistry, specifically with regards to drug development applications, namely, the use of DNA-encoded libraries as a novel technique for lead compound discovery, as well as the synthesis of antisense oligonucleotides and protein-drug conjugates. This Review aims to provide a critical perspective and a future outlook of this methodology, such as potential widespread use in cancer therapy and personalized medicine.

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Click ChemistryDrug DesignDNAHumansOligonucleotides, AntisenseDNAOligonucleotides, Antisense

Identifiers

PMID39730316
PMCPMC11744672

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