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ReviewAdvanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany)2026

Spontaneous Non-Catalyzed Molecular Reactions and Interactions in the Human Body: Biomedical Implications.

Yuhao Cai, Chao Zhao

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Review in Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Yuhao CaiDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
Chao ZhaoDepartment of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.

Funding

National Institute of General Medical Sciences of the National Institutes of Health R01GM144388
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The human body functions as a natural reactor for a vast network of chemical and biological reactions and physical interactions among small molecules, proteins, cells, and numerous other components. These reactions/interactions are essential for maintaining normal physiological functions. From an engineering perspective, these molecular reactions and interactions can be exploited for disease diagnosis, therapeutic interventions, and a variety of biomedical applications. In this review, we summarize non-catalyzed molecular reactions and interactions that occur spontaneously under physiological conditions without enzymatic mediation. We discuss their biomedical implications in disease diagnosis, drug delivery, and biomaterials for regenerative and cellular engineering. Looking forward, we highlight emerging opportunities to leverage these spontaneous non-catalyzed reactions and interactions in drug design, nonenzymatic activation of genome editing in synthetic biology, and non-genetic surface modification and activation of immune cells.

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Biocompatible MaterialsDrug Delivery SystemsCatalysisDrug DesignHumansBiocompatible Materialsbioorthogonal ligationboronate esterificationnon‐catalyzed chemistryschiff base formationspontaneous reactionsthiol‐michael addition

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PMID42183827
PMCPMC13317753

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