Molecules 2011, 16(3), 2672-2687; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules16032672
Challenges and Perspectives of Chemical Biology, a Successful Multidisciplinary Field of Natural Sciences
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Laboratorio de Química Orgánica y Biomolecular, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Industrial de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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Grupo de Investigaciones Ambientales, Facultad de Química Ambiental, Universidad Santo Tomás, A. A. 1076, Bucaramanga, Colombia
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Received: 9 February 2011 / Revised: 9 March 2011 / Accepted: 15 March 2011 / Published: 23 March 2011
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Diversity Oriented Synthesis)
Abstract
Objects, goals, and main methods as well as perspectives of chemical biology are discussed. This review is focused on the fundamental aspects of this emerging field of life sciences: chemical space, the small molecule library and chemical sensibilization (small molecule microassays). View Full-Text
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Rojas-Ruiz, F.A.; Vargas-Méndez, L.Y.; Kouznetsov, V.V. Challenges and Perspectives of Chemical Biology, a Successful Multidisciplinary Field of Natural Sciences. Molecules 2011, 16, 2672-2687.
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