For a drug to intervene in cells or entire organs that are not behaving normally it must first bind to specific protein receptors in the cell membranes. Receptors can change their molecular structure in a multitude of ways during binding – and only the right structure will “unlock” the drug’s therapeutic effect. Now, a new…
Study: Right- & Left-Handed Arrangements of Molecules May Significantly Impact Future of Drug Development
UWM researchers’ work in catalysis could aid drug development UWM research leads to a deeper understanding of how to make safer drugs. Many molecules have a chemical structure that is “chiral”—they come in two forms, each with an arrangement of atoms that are mirror images of each other. These “right-handed” and “left-handed” arrangements, called enantiomers,…