Review abstract
Nature Chemical Biology 1, 74 - 84 (2005)
doi:10.1038/nchembio0705-74
Diversity-oriented synthesis: exploring the intersections between chemistry and biology
Derek S Tan1
Abstract
Diversity-oriented synthesis (DOS) is an emerging field involving the synthesis of combinatorial libraries of diverse small molecules for biological screening. Rather than being directed toward a single biological target, DOS libraries can be used to identify new ligands for a variety of targets. Several different strategies for library design have been developed to target the biologically relevant regions of chemical structure space. DOS has provided powerful probes to investigate biological mechanisms and also served as a new driving force for advancing synthetic organic chemistry.
- Tri-Institutional Research Program and Molecular Pharmacology & Chemistry Program, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., Box 422, New York, New York 10021, USA. e-mail: tand@mskcc.org
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