Small-molecule enzyme-inhibitors often display insufficient affinity and selectivity for their targets causing unwanted side effects when used as drugs. Molecularly imprinted polymers prepared using the enzyme as a template could offer a solution.
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Sellergren, B. Shaping enzyme inhibitors. Nature Chem 2, 7–8 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.496
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