Outstanding achievements in chemical biology and medicinal chemistry honored

Otto Hahn Prize 2023 for Herbert Waldmann

Antiparasitic Compounds Act against Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Bisbenzamidine and bisbenzguanidine ureas can serve as antibacterial agents

Dual Target Inhibitor Blocks Cancer Cell Migration
Compound induces apoptosis and hinders cell migration

Most Accessed Articles: September 2023
Highlights from Chemistry Europe, ACES, and GDCh journals

Stabilizing the Antibacterial Natural Product Pseudouridimycin
Modified analogues as promising starting points for drug development

Liposomes with Methyl-Branched Hydrocarbons for Improved Drug Delivery
Design inspired by the low permeability of the cell membranes of archaea

Gold Nanoclusters for Bone Imaging and Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy
Surface phosphorylation of near-infrared-emitting nanoclusters enhances bone-targeting ability

Benzoxazole–Estradiol Chimeras with Anticancer Activity
Benzoxazoles have diverse pharmacological activities; estradiol derivatives can serve as anticancer agents

Drug Ingredient Reuse
Making active ingredients recovered from old pharmaceuticals available as chemicals for research and education

Expanding Fidaxomicin’s Spectrum of Antibiotic Activity
Semisynthetic approach to the development of next-generation antibiotics