Five molecules we would take to a remote island.
Which five molecules would you take to a remote island? If you imagine yourself as a castaway on an island you might pick water, glucose, penicillin, and ethanol in combination with aspirin. However, as a scientist, you may ask yourself which molecules impressed you most by their chemical or biological property, their impact on science, or the ingenuity and/or serendipity behind their discovery. Here, we present our personal short list comprising FK506, colchicine, imatinib, Quimi-Hib, and cidofovir. Obviously, our selection is highly subjective and, therefore, we apologize up front to our colleagues for not mentioning their favorite compounds.
Mayer
Thomas U
TU
Konstanz Research School Chemical Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany. Thomas.u.mayer@uni-konstanz.de
Marx
Andreas
A
D001549:Benzamides; D000077404:Cidofovir; D003078:Colchicine; D003596:Cytosine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D006801:Humans; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D063065:Organophosphonates; D010879:Piperazines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D016559:Tacrolimus; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic
D001549:Benzamides; D063065:Organophosphonates; D010879:Piperazines; D011743:Pyrimidines; D014614:Vaccines, Synthetic; D000068877:Imatinib Mesylate; D003596:Cytosine; D000077404:Cidofovir; D003078:Colchicine; D016559:Tacrolimus