Chemistry

Engineered enzyme could replace manufacturing of essential chemicals and drugs

A new approach to making 3D molecules for better medicines

A report by researchers in the UW–Madison Department of Chemistry in the journal Science represents a significant advance in creating the types of molecules needed in drug development. Molecules with three-dimensional complexity are considered better for drug development than flatter

Engineered enzyme could replace manufacturing of essential chemicals and drugs

Polymer editing could turn waste into high-performance plastics

By editing the polymers of discarded plastics, chemists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have found a way to generate new macromolecules with more valuable properties than the starting material. Upcycling can help recover the approximately 450