Bringing chemistry to life
- 28 July 2011
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Nature Methods
- Vol. 8 (8), 638-642
- https://doi.org/10.1038/nmeth.1657
Abstract
Bioorthogonal chemistry allows a wide variety of biomolecules to be specifically labeled and probed in living cells and whole organisms. Here we discuss the history of bioorthogonal reactions and some of the most interesting and important advances in the field.Keywords
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