V-SYNTHES (IMAGE)

University of Southern California

V-SYNTHES

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Chemists can build effective drugs using chemical components called synthons, represented by the colorful puzzle pieces, that match the shape of a therapeutic target on a protein, represented by the wooden block.

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USC Dornsife/Yekaterina Kadyshevskaya

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