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🚀 A New Breakthrough in Drug Development: Elucidating Chiral Structures with NMR Spectroscopy Researchers from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and Voxalytic GmbH have made an exciting advancement in nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, allowing for the first-time direct measurement of molecular chirality. This development could revolutionize drug discovery, as understanding a molecule’s chiral structure is crucial for ensuring its safety and effectiveness in pharmaceuticals. The ability to determine whether a molecule is left-handed or right-handed, known as its chirality, plays a critical role in biochemical reactions. History reminds us how devastating mistakes in chirality can be—the case of Thalidomide, which led to birth defects in the 1960s, underscores the importance of this discovery. This newly patented method, developed under the leadership of Professor Jan Korvink at KIT, is expected to become a standard tool in the pharmaceutical industry, potentially accelerating drug screening and the search for safe, effective active ingredients. What does this mean for the future of drug development? This innovation could drastically cut down the time it takes to develop new drugs by offering a precise, atomic-level view of molecular structures. #PharmaceuticalInnovation #DrugDevelopment #Chirality #NMRspectroscopy #ChemicalResearch #Enantiomers #AdvancedMaterials #MolecularStructure #BiotechBreakthrough #KarlsruheInstituteOfTechnology #KIT #NIT #IIT #Voxalytic #HealthcareInnovation #DrugChemistry #MedicinalChemistry #Biotechnology #MolecularBiology #Nanotechnology #StemCellResearch #DrugDiscovery #Pharmacology #Biopharmaceuticals #StructuralBiology #DrugScreening #Chemistry #OrganicChemistry #AnalyticalChemistry

NMR spectroscopy: A faster way to determine the “sense of rotation” of molecules

NMR spectroscopy: A faster way to determine the “sense of rotation” of molecules

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