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Structural Biology and Nobel Prizes

09/25 PDB101 News

Nobel Prizes highlighting achievements in physics, chemistry, physiology or medicine, literature and for peace are being announced this week.

Since its inception, many awards have recognized achievements made in molecular biology, structural biology, and related research.

Browse PDB-101 to explore articles and resources that highlight many of the PDB structures and related experimental techniques associated with Nobel Prizes, including a timeline of awards made in Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Physics and corresponding Molecule of the Month articles.

<I>2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, K. Barry Sharpless
"for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry"<BR>
Shown: The two precursor molecules at left bind to neighboring subsites in the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. This places them in the proper orientation to click together into a powerful inhibitor, as seen at right.
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<A href="https://pdb101.rcsb.org/browse/nobel-prizes-and-pdb-structures">Visit PDB-101 to explore Nobel Prizes and Structural Biology </I>2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry was awarded to Carolyn Bertozzi, Morten Meldal, K. Barry Sharpless "for the development of click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry"
Shown: The two precursor molecules at left bind to neighboring subsites in the enzyme acetylcholinesterase. This places them in the proper orientation to click together into a powerful inhibitor, as seen at right.
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