Drug discovery and development – Page 11
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OpinionContribute to defeating malaria
The Medicines for Malaria Venture needs new compounds for screening and more chemists to join its open-souce drug discovery project
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Feature50 years of artemisinin
Jamie Durrani tells the story of how a wonder drug against malaria was discovered from a plant in a secret Chinese military project
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ResearchYeast engineered to ferment sugars into chemotherapy drug precursors
Semisynthesis offers new route to anticancer drug vinblastine
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WebinarHow to profit from recent innovations in small molecule drug discovery
Reduce risk, cost and wasted time in the new era of small molecule drug discovery
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WebinarFinding new medicines for malaria
Join Chemistry World for this interactive webinar and explore some of the collaborative avenues of research looking for new medicines to prevent and treat one of our oldest foes.
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ResearchArtificially evolved enzyme tackles tricky cross coupling
Directed evolution on the metalloenzyme cytochrome P450 creates a catalyst for making macrocyclic antibiotics
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BusinessProtective treatment for Covid-19 makes minimal impact
Limited uptake of antibody combination for vulnerable patients, while demand for antivirals seems to be slowing
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OpinionWhy AlphaFold won’t revolutionise drug discovery
Protein structure prediction is a hard problem, but even harder ones remain
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ResearchTeixobactin’s two pronged antibiotic attack mechanism revealed
Understanding of formation of deadly supramolecular structures could help build improved antimicrobials
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OpinionMay cause side effects
The dose makes the poison, but understanding unwanted drug interactions is complicated
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ResearchAntigen-carrying adjuvants activate both adaptive and innate immunity
Aluminosilicate nanoparticles promote ion perturbation, pyroptosis and enhanced immunity in a cancer model
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BusinessCalifornia advances plans to make its own insulin
Governor commits $100 million to develop low-cost insulin and build manufacturing facility to strengthen drug’s supply chain
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OpinionAlzheimer’s, amyloid and abandoned antibodies
Biogen’s aducanumab is stumbling into obscurity. Where does that leave the amyloid hypothesis?
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ResearchMolecular machine drills holes in antibiotic-resistant bacteria killing them
Bacteria aren’t able to develop resistance against nanomotor’s deadly action
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NewsNew questions raised over Sputnik Covid vaccine results point to fraudulent practices
Analysis comparing Sputnik results with five other Covid vaccines finds phase 3 trial outcome is highly improbable
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BusinessSoapbark branches out to fill essential role in vaccine recipes
The soapbark tree has long been used in traditional medicines, but is now coveted for some of our newest vaccines
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ResearchLight-activated cancer treatment uses tumour-targeting enzymes to cut side effects
Enzymatic activation of a photosensitive prodrug in cancerous cells shows promise in mice
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ResearchBreaking bacteria’s genetic silence to synthesise antibiotics that evade resistance
Prospecting in bacterial genomes offers hope in search for new antimicrobial drugs
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BusinessWhat is the future of Covid-19 pharmaceuticals?
Firms anticipate long-term markets for prevention and treatment
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FeatureThe incredible antibodies of sharks, llamas and camels
Sharks and llamas share a strange quirk of their immune systems. Hayley Bennett finds out how their ‘nanobodies’ could help us tackle Covid and a host of other diseases