Jonathan M. Collinsa and Nicholas E. Leadbeater*b
Received 23rd November 2006, Accepted 5th February 2007
First published as an Advance Article on the web 26th February 2007
DOI: 10.1039/b617084f
As the range of techniques for microwave heating has expanded, so have the areas in which it can have a profound impact. Two emerging areas are the application of microwave heating for the synthesis of peptides, peptoids, oligopeptides and carbohydrates and in the field of proteomics.