Chemical insight into biological function is the holy grail of structural biology. Small molecules are central players as building blocks, effectors and probes of macromolecular structure and function.
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Doudna, J. Chemical biology at the crossroads of molecular structure and mechanism. Nat Chem Biol 1, 300–303 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchembio1105-300
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