Current Opinion in Chemical Biology

Papers
(The median citation count of Current Opinion in Chemical Biology is 10. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Engineered metallobiocatalysts for energy–relevant reactions191
Noncytotoxic catalytic enzyme functional mimics including cyanide poisoning antidotes93
Glycoengineering in antigen-specific immunotherapies78
Fluorogenic polymethine dyes by intramolecular cyclization77
Peptide-based molecules for the disruption of bacterial Hsp70 chaperones77
Recent advances in the structural analysis of adenylation domains in natural product biosynthesis76
Proximity chemistries to study RNA biology at the subcellular scale72
Imaging of proteases using activity-based probes65
Glycosidase mechanisms: Sugar conformations and reactivity in endo- and exo-acting enzymes63
Editorial Board60
Characteristics of genetic tags for correlative light and electron microscopy55
Recent advances in methods for quantifying the cell penetration of macromolecules55
The Ramifications of synthetic biology55
Covalent lysine targeting is coming of age54
Chemical inhibitors of transcription-associated kinases54
Recent advances in proximity labeling for chemical proteomics: Paving the way for in vivo applications53
Toward universal binder discovery: Advances in display, computational design and in vivo platforms49
Accessing and exploring the unusual chemistry by radical SAM-RiPP enzymes47
Always on the move: Mapping spatiotemporal interactome with proximity labeling in mammalian cells46
Activity-based protein profiling in microbes and the gut microbiome46
Blurred lines: Crossing the boundaries between the chemical exposome and the metabolome45
Self-resistance as a guide to discovering bioactive natural products45
Caged lipid probes for controlling lipid levels on subcellular scales45
Site-specific bioconjugation and nuclear imaging45
Towards better red emitters for bioimaging: Innovations in rhodamine and cyanine chemistry45
Controlling distance, time and reactivity: Chemical principles of proximity labeling44
Synthetic transporters for oxoanions43
Chemo- and opto-genetic tools for dissecting the role of membrane contact sites in living cells: Recent advances and limitations43
Editorial Board42
From the forest floor to the lab: Insights into the diversity and complexity of mushroom polyketide synthases42
DVD-IgG1 antibody–drug conjugates: Expanding the landscape of targeted cancer therapy41
Chemistry and biology of enzymes in protein glutathionylation41
Advances in the understanding and exploitation of carbohydrate-active enzymes40
Genetically encoded fluorescent sensors for metals in biology40
Highlighting the roles of transition metals and speciation in chemical biology39
Multinuclear non-heme iron dependent oxidative enzymes (MNIOs) involved in unusual peptide modifications39
Selenium vitaminology: The connection between selenium, vitamin C, vitamin E, and ergothioneine39
Critical considerations in N-glycoproteomics39
Genetic code expansion: Bridging synthetic biology precision and cellular complexity to decipher molecular mechanisms of diseases39
From generation to validation: Deep generative models for antimicrobial peptide discovery38
Synthetic DNA circuits for programming cell functions38
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Natural and engineered precision antibiotics in the context of resistance37
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Mechanism and inhibition of BRAF kinase36
How nature incorporates sulfur and selenium into bioactive natural products36
Towards chemoenzymatic labeling strategies for profiling protein glycosylation35
Virus-assisted directed evolution of biomolecules35
Editorial: Unusual enzyme reactions in natural products biosynthesis34
Recent advances in computational algorithms and software for large-scale glycoproteomics34
Emergence of (hydro)persulfides as suppressors of lipid peroxidation and ferroptotic cell death33
Recent progress of TP/NIR fluorescent probes for metal ions33
Sulfoxides in medicine33
Cysteine and methionine oxidation in thrombotic disorders32
Transferring enzyme features to molecular CO2 reduction catalysts32
Structural insights into the half-of-sites reactivity in homodimeric and homotetrameric metalloenzymes31
Recent advances in N- and C-terminus cysteine protein bioconjugation31
Recent advances in protein modification–enabled potential therapeutics31
In vivo-compatible proximity labeling technologies31
Recent advances in enzyme cascade reactions for the efficient synthesis of functionalized chemicals and complex pharmaceuticals31
Molecular anchoring and fluorescent labeling in animals compatible with tissue clearing for 3D imaging30
Molecular glues to stabilise protein–protein interactions30
Defining the rules of biocompatible chemistry30
Function through shape: An overview of DNA G-quadruplexes in transcriptional regulation30
Editorial Board30
Synthetic peptide scaffolds as ion channels and molecular carriers30
Recent advances in chemical synthesis of O-linked glycopeptides and glycoproteins: An advanced synthetic tool for exploring the biological realm29
Bacterial peptidoglycan as a living polymer29
Small-molecule organoselenocyanates: Recent developments toward synthesis, anticancer, and antioxidant activities29
Integrated mass spectrometry strategy for functional protein complex discovery and structural characterization29
Metabolomics-guided utilization of beneficial microbes for climate-resilient crops28
Advancing mass spectrometry–based glycoproteomic software tools for comprehensive site-specific glycoproteome analysis28
Synthesis and application of bacterial exopolysaccharides28
The evolving logic of biocatalyzed nucleic acid synthesis28
New frontiers in sulfur and selenium chemical biology27
Finding ways into the cytosol: Peptide-mediated approaches for delivering proteins into cells27
Promoting remyelination: A case study in regenerative medicine27
Editorial Board27
Fluorescent indicators for imaging membrane potential of organelles27
Editorial overview: Transforming intracellular delivery: Innovations in macromolecule transport26
Editorial overview: Synthetic biomolecules for probing lipid membranes26
Immunogenic cell death-inducing metal complexes: From the benchtop to the clinic26
Recent advances in the structural biology of modular polyketide synthases and nonribosomal peptide synthetases26
Next-generation interleukin-enhanced immunotherapies: From molecular engineering to armored T-cell architectures26
Editorial overview: Recent advances in metabolomics25
Probing metalloenzyme dynamics in living systems: Contemporary advances in fluorescence imaging tools and applications25
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Editorial overview: Glycobiology (2024)25
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Metalloprotein enabled redox signal transduction in microbes25
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Sensing and regulation of reactive sulfur species (RSS) in bacteria24
Analytical techniques in chemical biology24
Catalyzing the future: recent advances in chemical synthesis using enzymes24
Recent advances in mapping protein networks regulated by post-translational modifications via proximity tagging24
Myeloid C-type lectin receptors in host–pathogen interactions and glycan-based targeting24
Recent advances on the synthesis of N-linked glycoprotein for the elucidation of glycan functions24
Strategies for quantifying the enzymatic activities of glycoside hydrolases within cells and in vivo23
Advances in proximity labeling strategies for interactome mapping and functional interrogation23
Glutathione dynamics in subcellular compartments and implications for drug development23
Chemical probes for investigating protein liquid-liquid phase separation and aggregation23
Lipidomics analysis in drug discovery and development23
Corrigendum to “Bacterial diterpene synthases: New opportunities for mechanistic enzymology and engineered biosynthesis” [Curr Opin Chem Biol, 16 (2012) 132–14123
Discovery and evolution of [4 + 2] cyclases22
Editorial Board22
Recent advances in the development of peptide-based inhibitors targeting epigenetic readers of histone lysine acetylation and methylation marks22
Editorial: Mechanistic biology22
Strategies in engineering sustainable biochemical synthesis through microbial systems22
The non-catalytic domains of O-GlcNAc cycling enzymes present new opportunities for function-specific control22
Chemical synthesis and biological functions of carbohydrates21
Structures and functions of algal glycans shape their capacity to sequester carbon in the ocean21
Molecular and biochemical insights from natural and engineered photosynthetic endosymbiotic systems21
Small-molecule tools for YEATS domain proteins21
Inhibition of p53 protein aggregation as a cancer treatment strategy21
Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists as a driving force behind next-generation vaccine adjuvants and cancer therapeutics21
Discovering functional small molecules in the gut microbiome20
Supramolecular platinum complexes for cancer therapy20
Chemical biology tools to probe bacterial glycans20
Recent advances in high-throughput screening methods for small molecule modulators in bacteria20
Insights into SACS pathological attributes in autosomal recessive spastic ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay (ARSACS)☆20
Realgar and arsenene nanomaterials as arsenic-based anticancer agents20
Recent strides in macromolecular targeted photodynamic therapy for cancer20
Targeting chemotherapy-resistant tumour sub-populations using inorganic chemistry: Anti-cancer stem cell metal complexes20
Reactions of lipid hydroperoxides and how they may contribute to ferroptosis sensitivity20
Functions and mechanisms of enzymes assembling lignans and norlignans20
Recent advances in de novo designed metallopeptides as tailored enzyme mimics19
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Recent advances in developing degraders & inhibitors of lysine methyltransferases19
Prediction of protein–protein interactions and co-complex models with deep learning19
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MicroRNA:Siglec crosstalk in cancer progression18
Recent advances in data- and knowledge-driven approaches to explore primary microbial metabolism18
Sulfur-containing marine natural products as leads for drug discovery and development18
Microbial metabolite-receptor interactions in the gut microbiome18
Recent advances on human milk oligosaccharide antimicrobial activity18
Fluorescent sterol probes for intracellular transport, imaging, and therapeutics18
Recent development of fluorescent probes for hydrogen per/polysulfides18
Multimodal and multiscale correlative elemental imaging: From whole tissues down to organelles18
Recent developments in probing the levels and flux of selected organellar cations as well as organellar mechanosensitivity18
Deciphering combinatorial post-translational modifications by top-down mass spectrometry18
Pharmacological stabilization of the native state of full-length immunoglobulin light chains to treat light chain amyloidosis18
New chemical processes to streamline carbohydrate synthesis18
Recent advances in the design and optimization of artificial metalloenzymes18
Strategies and mechanisms for endosomal escape of therapeutic nucleic acids18
Natural and artificial siderophores: Iron-based applications and beyond18
Lanthanide-dye hybrid luminophores for advanced NIR-II bioimaging17
The influence of alkylating agents on sulfur–sulfur bonds in per- and polysulfides17
Nucleic acid catalysts: From the origin of life to modern applications17
Recent research progress in glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored protein biosynthesis, chemical/chemoenzymatic synthesis, and interaction with the cell membrane16
Foldamer-mediated transport across phospholipid bilayers16
Stimuli-responsive synthetic ionophores for therapeutic applications16
Creating and understanding new-to-nature chemistry16
Recent advances in spatial proteomics by super-resolution proximity labeling16
Synthetic ion channels made of DNA16
Recent advances in engineering microorganisms for the production of natural food colorants15
Recent advances in the expanding genetic code15
Emerging mechanisms of regulation for endoplasmic/sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ stores by secretory pathway kinase FAM20C15
Editorial Board15
Molecular-level interplay between intrinsically disordered clients and Hsp9015
Recent advances in the synthesis of extensive libraries of heparan sulfate oligosaccharides for structure–activity relationship studies15
Metabolic interventions to enhance immunotherapy and targeted therapy efficacy in advanced colorectal cancer15
Ancient complexes of iron and sulfur modulate oncogenes and oncometabolism14
Oxygen-transfer reactions by enzymatic flavin-N5 oxygen adducts—Oxidation is not a must14
Recent advances in kinase signaling network profiling by mass spectrometry14
Small molecules as modulators of phage–bacteria interactions14
Enabling structural biological electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy in membrane proteins through spin labelling14
Development of novel indicators and molecular systems for calcium sensing through protein engineering14
Proximity labeling tools for studying chromatin interactomes13
The multifaceted repertoire of cellular reactive metabolites13
Engineering novel adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) for improved delivery in the nervous system13
Editorial overview - Exploring the diversity of polysaccharides13
F420-dependent transformations in biosynthesis of secondary metabolites13
Engineering alternative bacterial platforms for sustainable bioproduction13
Imaging genome dynamics in real time with CRISPR-based technologies13
Illuminating antifungal mode of action and resistance with fluorescent probes12
KATs off: Biomedical insights from lysine acetyltransferase inhibitors12
Recent advances in mass spectrometry-based methods to investigate reversible cysteine oxidation12
Evolving advances of proximity labeling in capturing biomolecular interactions12
Microbial metabolism of host-derived antioxidants12
Chemical biology approaches to uncovering nuclear ROS control12
Therapeutic synthetic anion transporters12
Biosynthesis and recruitment of reactive amino acids in nonribosomal peptide assembly lines12
Synthetic fragments of plant polysaccharides as tools for cell wall biology12
How do metabolic processes age: Evidence from human metabolomic studies12
Substrate-selective small-molecule modulators of enzymes: Mechanisms and opportunities11
Chemical and synthetic biology tools to interrogate and control cell–cell interactions in vivo11
Discovering microbiota functions via chemical probe incorporation for targeted sequencing11
A phenazine-inspired framework for identifying biological functions of microbial redox-active metabolites11
Recent advances beyond classical bioorthogonal chemistry11
Editorial Board11
Highlights of bioinformatic tools and methods for validating bioinformatics derived hypotheses for microbial natural products research11
Recent advances in Zn2+ imaging: From organelles to in vivo applications11
Expanding the viewpoint: Leveraging sequence information in enzymology11
Small RNAs, big potential: Engineering microRNA-based synthetic gene circuits10
How are hydrogen peroxide messages relayed to affect cell signalling?10
Current strategies for characterization of mucin-domain glycoproteins10
An expanded molecular and systems toolbox for imaging, mapping, and controlling local translation10
Electrophilic metabolites targeting the KEAP1/NRF2 partnership10
Bacterial glycoengineering: Cell-based and cell-free routes for producing biopharmaceuticals with customized glycosylation10
Compounds for selective translational inhibition10
Editorial Board10
Small-angle X-ray scattering studies of enzymes10
Editorial overview: Editorial of molecular imaging10
Advanced imaging techniques for studying protein phase separation in living cells and at single-molecule level10
Editorial overview: Glycobiology (2023)10
Towards sequence-based principles for protein phase separation predictions10
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Tuning specificity and topology of lectins through synthetic biology10
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