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Advancements in hit identification for membrane protein drug discovery

Drug Target Review

GPCRs are critical targets for drug development due to their involvement in numerous disease pathologies, with many medications working by either activating or inhibiting these receptors. 2022) Why 90% of clinical drug development fails and how to improve it?, References Sun D, et al. doi:10.1016/j.apsb.2022.02.002.

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SARS-CoV-2 Protease Inhibitors: An Attractive Approach for Treating COVID-19

PerkinElmer

The second virtual screen focused on optimization of a hit from a previous crystallographic fragment screen. Fragment-to-lead optimization was guided by searches in a library of millions of compounds combined with docking screens to select the best candidate.