Living bodies cannot discriminate between hydrogen and fluorine atoms due to their similar sizes(The mimic effect). Moreover, fluorinated structures exhibit unique properties, such as hydrophobicity, lipophilicity, and metabolic stability. Taking advantage of these characteristic properties of fluorine-containing structures, we aim to find out new active ingredients of medicine.

• kawaguchi@chembio.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp
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• Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology
  School of Engineering
  The University of Tokyo
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  113-0032 Tokyo, Japan