Until the end of October, all of the protocols in Volume 2 of Nature Protocols are freely accessible!
Here is the link to our homepage:
http://www.nature.com/nprot/index.html.
I have made a list (in no particular order) below of examples that you might find interesting.
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Synthesis and utilization of reversible and irreversible light-activated nanovalves derived from the channel protein MscL
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n6/abs/nprot.2007.196.htmlFacile synthesis of Ag nanocubes and Au nanocages
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n9/abs/nprot.2007.326.htmlSplit-intein mediated circular ligation used in the synthesis of cyclic peptide libraries in E. coli
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n5/abs/nprot.2007.152.htmlBioconjugated quantum dots for multiplexed and quantitative immunohistochemistry
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n5/abs/nprot.2007.107.htmlPractical and convenient synthesis of coumarins from phenols and propiolic acid
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n4/abs/nprot.2007.103.htmlIterative saturation mutagenesis (ISM) for rapid directed evolution of functional enzymes
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n4/abs/nprot.2007.72.htmlRapid solid-phase synthesis of a calmodulin-binding peptide using controlled microwave irradiation
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n9/abs/nprot.2007.300.htmlSynthesis and oligonucleotide incorporation of fluorescent cytosine analogue tC: a promising nucleic acid probe
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n3/abs/nprot.2007.80.htmlParallel synthesis of peptide libraries using microwave irradiation
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n3/abs/nprot.2007.23.htmlThe use of the Ugi four-component condensation
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n3/abs/nprot.2007.71.htmlSelenium modification of nucleic acids: preparation of phosphoroselenoate derivatives for crystallographic phasing of nucleic acid structures
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n3/abs/nprot.2007.74.htmlCharacterizing the relative orientation and dynamics of RNA A-form helices using NMR residual dipolar couplings
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n6/abs/nprot.2007.221.htmlSite-specific incorporation of nitroxide spin-labels into 2'-positions of nucleic acids
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n8/abs/nprot.2007.273.htmlSite-directed alkylation of cysteine to test solvent accessibility of membrane proteins
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n8/abs/nprot.2007.275.htmlSynthesis of pyrimidines by direct condensation of amides and nitriles
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n8/abs/nprot.2007.280.htmlSynthesis and enzymatic incorporation of a fluorescent pyrimidine ribonucleotide –
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n6/abs/nprot.2007.222.htmlImmobilization of enzymes on heterofunctional epoxy supports
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n5/abs/nprot.2007.133.htmlAn improved synthesis of NHS-MAG3 for conjugation and radiolabeling of biomolecules with 99mTc at room temperature
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n4/abs/nprot.2007.144.htmlSynthesis, purification and sample experiment for fluorescent pteridine-containing DNA: tools for studying DNA interactive systems
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n4/abs/nprot.2007.150.htmlCrystallization of soluble proteins in vapor diffusion for x-ray crystallography –
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n7/abs/nprot.2007.198.htmlDirect ester condensation catalyzed by bulky diarylammonium pentafluorobenzenesulfonates
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n7/abs/nprot.2007.254.htmlAutomated generation of a dihydropyrimidine compound library using microwave-assisted processing
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n7/abs/nprot.2007.224.htmlThe partial reduction of electron-deficient pyrroles: procedures describing both Birch (Li/NH3) and ammonia-free (Li/DBB) conditions
http://www.nature.com/nprot/journal/v2/n8/full/nprot.2007.245.html
