We’ve compiled lists of the five most-read biological chemistry articles across ACS journals in September 2019, including research, reviews, perspectives, and editorial pieces.

There are lots of different ways to look at the reach of an article. You can look at citations, Altmetric Attention Scores, awards, and more. One way to consider the influence of an article is just by looking at how many people chose to read it. To that end, we’ve compiled lists of the five most-read chemistry articles that appeared in each ACS Publications journal in September 2019, including research, reviews, perspectives, and editorial pieces. These lists were not chosen by the journal’s editors and should not be taken as a “best of” list, but as another perspective on where the chemistry community allocated their attention.
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Platinum/Graphene Oxide Coated Microfabricated Arrays for Multinucleus Neural Activities Detection in the Rat Models of Parkinson’s Disease Treated by Apomorphine
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DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00541
In Situ Bioprocessing of Bacterial Cellulose with Graphene: Percolation Network Formation, Kinetic Analysis with Physicochemical and Structural Properties Assessment
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DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00581
Poly(l-lactic acid) (PLLA) Coatings with Controllable Hierarchical Porous Structures on Magnesium Substrate: An Evaluation of Corrosion Behavior and Cytocompatibility
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00461
Plasmonic Nanohybrid with High Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Simultaneously Effective Antibacterial/Anticancer Photothermal Therapy
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00521
Receptor-Targeting Drug and Drug Carrier for Enhanced Killing Efficacy against Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.9b00403
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Electrospun Nanofibers for Drug Delivery and Biosensing
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00853
Self-Assembled Protein- and Peptide-Based Nanomaterials
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00408
Recent Advances in Engineering of Lipid Drug Conjugates for Cancer Therapy
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00689
Nanomedicine Fabricated from A Boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-Embedded Amphiphilic Copolymer for Photothermal-Enhanced Chemotherapy
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b01145
Breast Cancer Cells Transition from Mesenchymal to Amoeboid Migration in Tunable Three-Dimensional Silk–Collagen Hydrogels
DOI: 10.1021/acsbiomaterials.9b00519
Catalytic Approaches to Monomers for Polymers Based on Renewables
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DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b01665
Opportunities and Challenges for Catalysis in Carbon Dioxide Utilization
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02113
CO2 Hydrogenation to Methanol over ZrO2-Containing Catalysts: Insights into ZrO2 Induced Synergy9
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b01943
Iron-Catalyzed Borrowing Hydrogen β-C(sp3)-Methylation of Alcohols
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DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02461
Oxa- and Azabenzonorbornadienes as Electrophilic Partners under Photoredox/Nickel Dual Catalysis
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b02458
Design and Characterization of SGK3-PROTAC1, an Isoform Specific SGK3 Kinase PROTAC Degrader
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DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00505
Vancomycin–Arginine Conjugate Inhibits Growth of Carbapenem-Resistant E. coli and Targets Cell-Wall Synthesis
DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00565
CETSA beyond Soluble Targets: a Broad Application to Multipass Transmembrane Proteins
DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00399
Evaluation of Chemically-Cleavable Linkers for Quantitative Mapping of Small Molecule-Cysteinome Reactivity
DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00424
Structural Basis for Inhibition of Human Primase by Arabinofuranosyl Nucleoside Analogues Fludarabine and Vidarabine
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DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.9b00367
Learnings from Protein Folding Projected onto Amyloid Misfolding
DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00445
A Cleaning Crew: The Pursuit of Autophagy in Parkinson’s Disease
DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00244
Lanosterol Disrupts the Aggregation of Amyloid-β Peptides
DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00285
Multitarget Approach for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: Inhibition of Phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9) and Histone Deacetylases (HDACs) Covering Diverse Selectivity Profiles
DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00303
Molecular Dynamics Simulations Reveal the Inhibitory Mechanism of Dopamine against Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide (hIAPP) Aggregation and Its Destabilization Effect on hIAPP Protofibrils
DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.9b00393
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Fluoxetine Inhibits Enterovirus Replication by Targeting the Viral 2C Protein in a Stereospecific Manner
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DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00179
Mannosylation of LNP Results in Improved Potency for Self-Amplifying RNA (SAM) Vaccines
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DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00084
(p)ppGpp and the Stringent Response: An Emerging Threat to Antibiotic Therapy
DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00204
Novel Oleanolic and Maslinic Acid Derivatives as a Promising Treatment against Bacterial Biofilm in Nosocomial Infections: An in Vitro and in Vivo Study
DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00125
Candida auris: The Canary in the Mine of Antifungal Drug Resistance
DOI: 10.1021/acsinfecdis.9b00239
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PROTAC Degradation of IRAK4 for the Treatment of Neurodegenerative and Cardiovascular Diseases
DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00385
Discovery of N-(1-Acryloylazetidin-3-yl)-2-(1H-indol-1-yl)acetamides as Covalent Inhibitors of KRASG12C
DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00258
Call for Papers: Special Issue in Honor of Dr. Maurizio Botta
DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00392
Development of a Water-Soluble Indolylmaleimide Derivative IM-93 Showing Dual Inhibition of Ferroptosis and NETosis
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DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00142
Structural and Molecular Insight into Resistance Mechanisms of First Generation cMET Inhibitors
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DOI: 10.1021/acsmedchemlett.9b00276
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Defensive Function of Transposable Elements in Bacteria
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DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.9b00218
CRISPRi-Based Downregulation of Transcriptional Feedback Improves Growth and Metabolism of Arginine Overproducing E. coli
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DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.9b00183
Synthetic Biology Tools for the Fast-Growing Marine Bacterium Vibrio natriegens
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.9b00176
Employing 25-Residue Docking Motifs from Modular Polyketide Synthases as Orthogonal Protein Connectors
DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.9b00047
Reversible Gene Regulation in Mammalian Cells Using Riboswitch-Engineered Vesicular Stomatitis Virus Vector
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DOI: 10.1021/acssynbio.9b00177
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Unusual Activity of a Chlamydomonas TET/JBP Family Enzyme
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00609
Off-Target Editing by CRISPR-Guided DNA Base Editors
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00573
N-Terminal Acetylation Affects α-Synuclein Fibril Polymorphism
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00629
Protecting Enzymes from Stress-Induced Inactivation
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00675
Protecting Enzymes from Stress-Induced Inactivation
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biochem.9b00675
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A Reactive Antibody Platform for One-Step Production of Antibody–Drug Conjugates through a Diels–Alder Reaction with Maleimide
DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00436
Nanoparticle Interactions with the Tumor Microenvironment
DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00448
Site-Specific Modification of Proteins through N-Terminal Azide Labeling and a Chelation-Assisted CuAAC Reaction
DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00515
Insights into Active Targeting of Nanoparticles in Drug Delivery: Advances in Clinical Studies and Design Considerations for Cancer Nanomedicine
DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00456
Efficient Small-Scale Conjugation of DNA to Primary Antibodies for Multiplexed Cellular Targeting
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.9b00490
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Polyhydroxyalkanoates and Other Biopolymers
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01044
Thermoresponsive Protein-Engineered Coiled-Coil Hydrogel for Sustained Small Molecule Release
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00107
Polydiacetylene (PDA) Liposome-Based Immunosensor for the Detection of Exosomes
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00641
Ligand-Functionalized Poly(ethylene glycol) Particles for Tumor Targeting and Intracellular Uptake
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00925
Injectable Shape-Holding Collagen Hydrogel for Cell Encapsulation and Delivery Cross-linked Using Thiol-Michael Addition Click Reaction
DOI: 10.1021/acs.biomac.9b00769
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Presence of Acetamide in Milk and Beef from Cattle Consuming AFEX-Treated Crop Residues
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b04030
Isolation and Characterization of Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Peptides from Peach Seed Hydrolysates: In Vivo Assessment of Antihypertensive Activity
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b02213
Protein-Based Pickering High Internal Phase Emulsions as Nutraceutical Vehicles of and the Template for Advanced Materials: A Perspective Paper
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b03356
Identification and Functional Analysis of a Delta Class Glutathione S-Transferase Gene Associated with Insecticide Detoxification in Bradysia odoriphaga
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b02874
Grape Pomace as a Promising Antimicrobial Alternative in Feed: A Critical Review
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b02861
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Large-Scale Benchmark of Exchange–Correlation Functionals for the Determination of Electronic Band Gaps of Solids
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.9b00322
EnzyDock: Protein–Ligand Docking of Multiple Reactive States along a Reaction Coordinate in Enzymes
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.9b00366
Development of an Advanced Force Field for Water Using Variational Energy Decomposition Analysis
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.9b00478
Fragment Binding Pose Predictions Using Unbiased Simulations and Markov-State Models
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.9b00069
ωB2PLYP and ωB2GPPLYP: The First Two Double-Hybrid Density Functionals with Long-Range Correction Optimized for Excitation Energies
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.9b00013
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Discovery of Evobrutinib: An Oral, Potent, and Highly Selective, Covalent Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) Inhibitor for the Treatment of Immunological Diseases
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00794
A Comparative Assessment Study of Known Small-Molecule Keap1−Nrf2 Protein–Protein Interaction Inhibitors: Chemical Synthesis, Binding Properties, and Cellular Activity
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00723
Discovery of the Oral Leukotriene C4 Synthase Inhibitor (1S,2S)-2-({5-[(5-Chloro-2,4-difluorophenyl)(2-fluoro-2-methylpropyl)amino]-3-methoxypyrazin-2-yl}carbonyl)cyclopropanecarboxylic Acid (AZD9898) as a New Treatment for Asthma
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00555
Bicyclic Boronate VNRX-5133 Inhibits Metallo- and Serine-β-Lactamases
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00911
Discovery of Zanubrutinib (BGB-3111), a Novel, Potent, and Selective Covalent Inhibitor of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.9b00687
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Cinerols, Nitrogenous Meroterpenoids from the Marine Sponge Dysidea cinerea
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00471
Octahydro-Protoberberine and Protoemetine-Type Alkaloids from the Stems of Alangium salviifolium and Their Cytotoxicity
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00670
Cytotoxic Limonoids from the Twigs and Leaves of Toona ciliata
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00954
Development of High-Throughput Fluorescent-Based Screens to Accelerate Discovery of P2X Inhibitors from Animal Venoms
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00410
Natural Hydroxamate-Containing Siderophore Acremonpeptides A–D and an Aluminum Complex of Acremonpeptide D from the Marine-Derived Acremonium persicinum SCSIO 115
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.9b00545
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Effect of Liposomal Encapsulation on the Chemical Exchange Properties of Diamagnetic CEST Agents
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b02280
Vibrational Coupling on Stepwise Hydrogen Bond Formation of Amide I
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b05118
Studying Hemoglobin and a Bare Metal–Porphyrin Complex Immobilized on Functionalized Silicon Surfaces Using Synchrotron X-ray Reflectivity
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b03085
Dynamics of Water Molecules and Ions in Concentrated Lithium Chloride Solutions Probed with Ultrafast 2D IR Spectroscopy
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b06038
Force Field Comparison of GM1 in a DOPC Bilayer Validated with AFM and FRET Experiments
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.9b05095
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Relaxation Dynamics and Genuine Properties of the Solvated Electron in Neutral Water Clusters
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01802
Band Gap Engineering in Cs2(NaxAg1–x)BiCl6 Double Perovskite Nanocrystals
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02168
Nuclear Quantum Effects in Hydrophobic Nanoconfinement
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01835
A Machine Learning Approach for Prediction of Rate Constants
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b01810
Artificial Intelligence Approach To Investigate the Longevity Drug
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b02220
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Identification of a Biomarker Panel for Early Detection of Lung Cancer Patients
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00287
“Differential Visual Proteomics”: Enabling the Proteome-Wide Comparison of Protein Structures of Single-Cells
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00447
Improved Protein Inference from Multiple Protease Bottom-Up Mass Spectrometry Data
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00330
pClean: An Algorithm To Preprocess High-Resolution Tandem Mass Spectra for Database Searching
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00141
Proteomic Analysis of Restored Insulin Production and Trafficking in Obese Diabetic Mouse Pancreatic Islets Following Euglycemia
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jproteome.9b00160
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Cyclic Cell-Penetrating Peptides as Efficient Intracellular Drug Delivery Tools
DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00633
Mucoadhesive Electrospun Patch Delivery of Lidocaine to the Oral Mucosa and Investigation of Spatial Distribution in a Tissue Using MALDI-Mass Spectrometry Imaging
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00535
A Case Study Comparing Heterogeneous Lysine- and Site-Specific Cysteine-Conjugated Maytansinoid Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) Illustrates the Benefits of Lysine Conjugation
DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00529
Induction of Mitochondrial Cell Death and Reversal of Anticancer Drug Resistance via Nanocarriers Composed of a Triphenylphosphonium Derivative of Tocopheryl Polyethylene Glycol Succinate
DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00177
Distribution of Small Molecular Weight Drugs into the Porcine Lens: Studies on Imaging Mass Spectrometry, Partition Coefficients, and Implications in Ocular Pharmacokinetics
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00585