Researchers from the Shemyakin-Ovchinnikov Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Russian Academy of Sciences, MEPhI, the Kurchatov Institute, and Uppsala University have developed a novel nanoparticle system for the effective delivery of rifampicin to the lungs. Using metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) with a MIL-101(Cr) structure, the team achieved high antibiotic loading and sustained release, offering a potential breakthrough in treating bacterial lung infections, including tuberculosis. The study was published in the journal Biomedical Materials.

For deciphering the molecular mechanisms of bioluminescence and creating glowing plants

Scientists from the Department of Molecular Neuroimmune Signaling of the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry RAS, together with colleagues from the Prokhorov General Physics Institute RAS using Raman spectroscopy carried out a comparative analysis of various animal venoms and a number of different nature substances (not-venoms), and the applicability of this method for the identification of animal venoms was demonstrated.