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A look into 'mirror molecules' may lead to new medicines

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Chemists develop new chemical reaction that will allow researchers to synthesize selectively the left-handed or right-handed versions of 'mirror molecules' Found in nature, they differ in how they react in the human body.

The new method involves adding prenyl groups -- molecules made of five carbon atoms -- to enones by means of a newly developed catalyst.

Romiti said the next step will be to apply the new reaction to the synthesis of other classes of natural products.

In August he received a five-year , $1.95 million Maximizing Investigators' Research Award for Early Stage Investigators from the National Institute of General Medical Sciences .

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