BSC-1005 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5-6: Nadrian Seeman, Kary Mullis, Synthetic Biology
17 Nov 2016
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1828, friedrich wohler founded the first example of synthesis of biological molecules. Created the synthesis of the compound urea from ammonium cyanate. Demonstrated for first time that biological molecules could be made synthetically and used to demystify biological science. Biomaterials: materials existing in biological systems, or generated synthetically in order to interact with biological systems. Many compounds found naturally have plenty of uses, yet harvesting them from natural sources is far less practical than making them synthetically. Pharmaceutical applications are the most convincing, as shown by the synthesis of naturally occurring medicines. Chemical compound paclitaxel, commonly known as taxol. Initially purified from pacific yew tree, and is now used in treatment of cancer. Recall dna"s ability to self-assemble on a supramolecular level. Inspired chemists to use dna to design and create synthetic nanoscopic structures composed of dna. Idea invented by nadrian seeman and is now referred to as dna nanotechnology.
