Research Articles
Nature's Blueprint: The Hunt for a Fat-Blocking Molecule
How scientists are using digital pharmacophore mapping to find potent weight management aids from natural products for pancreatic lipase inhibition.
The Hidden Blueprint: How Scientists Decode Nature's Molecular Masterpieces
Exploring how nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy revolutionized our ability to decipher nature's complex molecular structures in natural products chemistry.
The Alchemists' Playbook: Inventing Chemical Reactions to Unlock Nature's Medicine Cabinet
Explore how chemists invent reactions to master nature's most complex architectures and why this work is vital for our sustainable, healthy future.
Sunlight to Medicine: Brewing Drugs from Air and Light
Discover how synthetic biology and natural product chemistry are converging to create sustainable drug production using sunlight and CO₂.
Nature's Medicine Cabinet: The High-Tech Hunt for Tomorrow's Drugs
Explore cutting-edge strategies for natural product drug discovery using genomics, bioinformatics, and synthetic biology to uncover tomorrow's medicines.
Nature's Arsenal: How Moss, Mollusks, and Microbes Are Revolutionizing the Fight Against Superbugs
Exploring nature's solutions to antimicrobial resistance through plants, animals, and microbes with evolutionary-tested antimicrobial compounds.
From Sea to Solution: The Uncharted Chemistry of Ocean Medicines
Exploring the frontier of marine natural products chemistry and its revolutionary impact on medical discovery.
The Ocean's Hidden Pharmacy: How Marine Microbes Out-Innovate Their Terrestrial Cousins
Exploring the unique chemical diversity of marine microbes and their potential in drug discovery compared to terrestrial counterparts.
Satoru Masamune: The Molecular Architect Who Mastered Nature's Blueprints
Explore the groundbreaking work of Satoru Masamune in organic chemistry, natural product synthesis, and small ring systems that revolutionized drug discovery.
Chemical Fingerprinting by Mass Spectrometry: Revealing Nature's Secrets
Explore how mass spectrometry fingerprinting revolutionizes natural product analysis, drug discovery, and forensic science through unique chemical signatures.