Coupling an exergonic process with an orthogonal, endergonic one has opened the door to drive artificial systems away from equilibrium. Now, this concept is used to bias the outcome of an uphill chemical reaction.
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Stasi, M., Soria-Carrera, H. & Boekhoven, J. Synthesis goes uphill. Nat. Synth (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-024-00515-7
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