Publication Date:
2014-02-15
Description:
Article A bioorthogonal organometallic reaction is a biocompatible and chemospecific process. Here, the authors report the bioorthogonal generation of 5-fluorouracil from a biologically inert alkylated precursor by extracellular palladium catalysis, and assess its antiproliferative properties in vitro . Nature Communications doi: 10.1038/ncomms4277 Authors: Jason T. Weiss, John C. Dawson, Kenneth G. Macleod, Witold Rybski, Craig Fraser, Carmen Torres-Sánchez, E. Elizabeth Patton, Mark Bradley, Neil O. Carragher, Asier Unciti-Broceta
Electronic ISSN:
2041-1723
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
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