Metabolite Tales Blog

JULY 5, 2023

Metabolism of de novo-designed macrocyclic drugs approved by the FDA By Julia Shanu-Wilson To date, only 4% (67) of FDA approved drugs are macrocycles [1]. Not only this, the reduction in rotatable bonds and consequent reduction in susceptibility to metabolism is an additional benefit [4].

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Metabolite Tales Blog

JULY 5, 2023

Metabolism of de novo-designed macrocyclic drugs approved by the FDA By Julia Shanu-Wilson To date, only 4% (67) of FDA approved drugs are macrocycles [1]. Previously natural products have provided the source of 80-90% of macrocyclic drugs, not surprising given that 20% of natural product derived ring systems are macrocyclic.

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Drug Target Review

JUNE 12, 2023

TEAD proteins are crucial for tumour progression and drug resistance, making them an attractive focus for therapeutic interventions. Leveraging AI-guided structure-based drug design, Insilico’s research and development team generated an impressive portfolio of over 6,000 molecules and identified three highly promising hit series.

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Metabolite Tales Blog

MARCH 1, 2023

2 Figure 1 Not only does the carboxylic acid moiety of the infamous drug zomepirac undergo conjugation to an unstable acyl glucuronide, the pyrrole undergoes oxidative metabolism to an epoxide intermediate that can be trapped by glutathione (Figure 2). 2a Figure 2 Also reported are more complex “per-oxidative” oxidations.

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