Synthesis reveals unexpected biological targets of a traditional medicine

Nicholas P. R. Onuska and Joshua G. Pierce ()

Nature, 2022, vol. 606, issue 7916, 869-870

Abstract: A compound made by plants used in traditional medicine has been prepared by chemical synthesis, providing enough for biological testing. The unexpected finding that it acts at opioid receptors raises prospects for drug discovery.

Keywords: Chemical biology; Organic chemistry; Chemistry; Synthesis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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