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Nature 394, 325-326 (23 July 1998) | doi:10.1038/28510

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Combinatorial chemistry:  Connecting with catalysis

Ian E. Maxwell1

During the past ten years, combinatorial chemistry has been developed and applied by the pharmaceutical industry in particular. This technology, which involves the micro-scale synthesis and screening of vast libraries of organic compounds, has resulted in great improvements in the efficiency of testing new molecules for drug activity.

  1. Ian E. Maxwell is at the Shell Research and Technology Center, PO Box 38000, 1030 BN Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
    e-mail: Email: Ian.E.Maxwell@opc.shell.com