The 2022 Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Carolyn R. Bertozzi, Morten Meldal and K. Barry Sharpless for their pioneering work in developing click chemistry and bioorthogonal chemistry. These fields have enabled the construction of molecules that can map important biomolecules inside cells, leading to advancements in cancer research, the study of DNA, and the development of novel therapies. Bertozzi developed bioorthogonal reactions that are now widely used to explore cells and track biological processes. Meldal and Sharpless independently laid the foundation for a functional form of chemistry known as click chemistry, which allows molecular building blocks to be joined through a simple reaction. Sharpless was previously awarded the Nobel Prize in 2001 for his work on chirally catalyzed oxidation reactions. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences praised the laureates’ work for its “great benefit to humankind.”
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