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This week: Spontaneous emergence of complex molecules that can fold like proteins — and more!
Each and every day, ACS grants free access to a new peer-reviewed research article from one of the Society’s journals. These articles are specially chosen by a team of scientific editors of ACS journals from around the world to highlight the transformative power of chemistry. Access to these articles will remain open to all as a public service.
Check out this week’s picks!
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Synthesis and Evaluation of pH-Sensitive Multifunctional Lipids for Efficient Delivery of CRISPR/Cas9 in Gene Editing
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Bioconjugate Chem., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.8b00856
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Neutral Genetic Drift-Based Engineering of a Sucrose-Utilizing Enzyme toward Glycodiversification
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ACS Catal., 2019, 9, pp 1241–1252
DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.8b03609
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Complex Molecules That Fold Like Proteins Can Emerge Spontaneously
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J. Am. Chem. Soc., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.8b11698
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Liquefaction of Lignosulfonate in Supercritical Ethanol Using Alumina-Supported NiMo Catalyst
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Energy Fuels, Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.8b03519
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Hierarchical Optimization of High-Performance Biomimetic and Bioinspired Membranes
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Langmuir, Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b03655
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Chemical and Metagenomic Studies of the Lethal Black Band Disease of Corals Reveal Two Broadly Distributed, Redox-Sensitive Mixed Polyketide/Peptide Macrocycles
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J. Nat. Prod., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jnatprod.8b00804
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Characterization of a Multiple-Scan-Rate Voltammetric Waveform for Real-Time Detection of Met-Enkephalin
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ACS Chem. Neurosci., Article ASAP
DOI: 10.1021/acschemneuro.8b00351
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