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Front Cover: The Red Color of Life Transformed – Synthetic Advances and Emerging Applications of Protoporphyrin IX in Chemical Biology (Eur. J. Org. Chem. 22/2020)
Author(s) -
Sitte Elisabeth,
Senge Mathias O.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.202000700
Subject(s) - chemistry , biomolecule , porphyrin , front cover , protoporphyrin ix , heme , chemical biology , cofactor , cover (algebra) , combinatorial chemistry , nanotechnology , biophysics , biochemistry , organic chemistry , enzyme , biology , photodynamic therapy , materials science , mechanical engineering , engineering
The Front Cover shows red blood cells with porphyrin molecules interacting with nucleic acids. Protoporphyrin IX, best known as its iron complex heme, gives blood its red color and is an important cofactor of many enzymes. Advances in its synthetic chemistry and functionalization methods are now exploited in studies on its interaction with biomolecules such as DNA and heme‐binding proteins, to develop molecular devices with new functions as sensors and catalysts in chemical biology. Cover design by Ella Marushchenko. More information can be found in the Review by E. Sitte and M. O. Senge.