Biomimetic chemistry: Biology as an inspiration

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 284, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1337-1342

  Breslow, Ronald ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; AMPHOLYTE; BENZENE; CARBENE; CHOLESTEROL; COCARBOXYLASE; COPPER SULFATE; CYCLODEXTRIN; CYTOCHROME P450; DNA; ENZYME; HISTIDINE; IMIDAZOLE; IRON; KETONE; LANOSTEROL; LIGAND; METALLOPORPHYRIN; PHOSPHORANE DERIVATIVE; PROTON; PYRUVATE DECARBOXYLASE; RNA; SILICON; SOLVENT; STEROID;

ASTRONOMY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGY; BIOMIMETICS; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHIRALITY; DNA STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; GEOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS; MEDICINE; METAL BINDING; MOLECULE; ORGANIC CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SYNTHESIS;

ANIMALS; BIOMIMETIC MATERIALS; BIOMIMETICS; HUMANS;

EID: 59449084160     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.X800011200     Document Type: Review

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