IOCB Most Significant Publications 2023

The most significant publications in CHEM, BIO & PHYS clusters are selected annually by an external international panel of reviewers and the IOCB director.

The awarded publications are listed in their respective clusters alphabetically by title.

• Civiš, S., Lamanec, M., Špirko, V., Kubišta, J., Špeťko, M., Hobza, P. Hydrogen Bonding with Hydridic Hydrogen–Experimental Low-Temperature IR and Computational Study: Is a Revised Definition of Hydrogen Bonding Appropriate? J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145(15), 8550–8559. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c00802 
• Schmid, R., Heuckeroth, S., Korf, A., Smirnov, A., Myers, O., Dyrlund, T. S., Bushuiev, R., Murray, K. J., Hoffmann, N., Lu, M., Sarvepalli, A., Zhang, Z., Fleischauer, M., Dührkop, K., Wesner, M., Hoogstra, S. J., Rudt, E., Mokshyna, O., Brungs, C., Ponomarov, K., Mutabdžija, L., Damiani, T., Pudney, C. J., Earll, M., Helmer, P. O., Fallon, T. R., Schulze, T., Rivas-Ubach, A., Bilbao, A., Richter, H., Pluskal, T. Integrative analysis of multimodal mass spectrometry data in MZmine 3. Nat. Biotechnol. 2023, 41(4), 447–449. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-023-01690-2 
• Socha, O., Osifová, Z., Dračínský, M. NMR-Challenge.com: An Interactive Website with Exercises in Solving Structures from NMR Spectra. J. Chem. Educ. 2023, 100(2), 962–968. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.2c01067 
• Magnera, T. F., Dron, P. I., Bozzone, J. P., Jovanovic, M., Rončević, I., Tortorici, E., Bu, W., Miller, E. M., Rogers, C. T., Michl, J. Porphene and porphite as porphyrin analogs of graphene and graphite. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14(1), 6308. https://doi.org/10.1038%2Fs41467-023-41461-w 
• Šlachtová, V., Bellová, S., La-Venia, A., Galeta, J., Dračínský, M., Chalupský, K., Dvořáková, A., Mertlíková-Kaiserová, H., Rukovanský, P., Dzijak, R., Vrábel, M. Triazinium Ligation: Bioorthogonal Reaction of N1-Alkyl 1,2,4-Triazinium Salts. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62(36), e202306828. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202306828 

• Šilhán, J., Klíma, M., Otava, T., Škvára, P., Chalupská, D., Chalupský, K., Kozic, J., Nencka, R., Bouřa, E. Discovery and structural characterization of monkeypox virus methyltransferase VP39 inhibitors reveal similarities to SARS-CoV-2 nsp14 methyltransferase. Nat. Commun. 2023, 14(1), 2259. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-38019-1 
• Ticháček, O., Mistrík, P., Jungwirth, P. From the outer ear to the nerve: A complete computer model of the peripheral auditory system. Hear. Res. 2023, 440(December), 108900. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heares.2023.108900 
• Koutná, E., Lux, V., Kouba, T., Škerlová, J., Nováček, J., Srb, P., Hexnerová, R., Šváchová, H., Kukačka, Z., Novák, P., Fábry, M., Poepsel, S., Veverka, V. Multivalency of nucleosome recognition by LEDGF. Nucleic Acids Res. 2023, 51(18), 10011–10025. https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkad674 
• Kuba, M., Khoroshyy, P., Lepšík, M., Kužmová, E., Kodr, D., Kraus, T., Hocek, M. Real-time Imaging of Nascent DNA in Live Cells by Monitoring the Fluorescence Lifetime of DNA-Incorporated Thiazole Orange-Modified Nucleotides. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62(38), e202307548. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202307548 

• Yang, Q., Bloino, J., Šestáková, H., Šebestík, J., Kessler, J., Hudecová, J., Kapitán, J., Bouř, P. Combination of Resonance and Non-Resonance Chiral Raman Scattering in a Cobalt(III) Complex. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2023, 62(45), e202312521. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202312521 
• Tempra, C., Cruces Chamorro, V., Jungwirth, P. Effects of Water Deuteration on Thermodynamic and Structural Properties of Proteins and Biomembranes. J. Phys. Chem. B 2023, 127(5), 1138–1143. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcb.2c08270 
• Dunlop, D., Ludvíková, L., Banerjee, A., Ottosson, H., Slanina, T. Excited-State (Anti)Aromaticity Explains Why Azulene Disobeys Kasha’s Rule. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2023, 145(39), 21569–21575. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c07625