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Catalysis Nature Synthesis (2024)Cite this article Metrics details Two catalysts working together under light irradiation selectively dehydrogenate proteinogenic amino acids to yield intermediates

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Two catalysts working together under light irradiation selectively dehydrogenate proteinogenic amino acids to yield intermediates that can be diversified into non-canonical amino acids.

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Qin, J., Teskey, C.J. Reshaping amino acids. Nat. Synth (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s44160-024-00676-5

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Published: 23 October 2024

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