New method: More pharmaceuticals could benefit from the stabilizing influence of fluorine atoms

Molecules with potent bioactivity alone are not suitable for new medicines. They must behave well inside the body, being easily absorbed, yet metabolically stable, once circulating through the blood stream. Adding fluorine atoms is a proven way to improve these properties. Now, this approach is set to expand thanks to a technique developed by Mikiko Sodeoka and her colleagues at the RIKEN Advanced Science Institute in Wako.

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