Metabolite Tales Blog

JANUARY 26, 2023

Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs – Part 1 Does CYP3A4 still rule? By Julia Shanu-Wilson It won’t come as much surprise to learn that of the 17 small molecules* approved by the FDA in 2022, CYP3A4 was the major player in drug metabolism. References Iversen et al.,

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LifeSciVC

JANUARY 16, 2024

The market for each target class likely asymptotes with the number of Pharma or large biotech who can clinically develop and commercialize such assets; thus, there is intense focus on the first handful of assets to market. Small molecule GLP1s?

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 14, 2020

is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel RNA-modulating drug candidates (designed to be eukaryotic ribosomal selective glycosides) that are formulated to treat rare and ultra-rare premature stop codon diseases. Premature stop codons are point mutations that disrupt protein synthesis from messenger RNA.

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Drug Target Review

JULY 11, 2023

Spending a couple of years practicing on the wards around London, and then moving into management consulting at McKinsey & Company which led her to work in pharmaceutical research and development (R&D). The challenge that we have using bulk BCR RNA,” she continued, “is that an antibody is made up of four components.

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Codon

MARCH 20, 2023

Basic Science A trailing ribosome speeds up RNA polymerase at the expense of transcript fidelity via force and allostery. Marine biofilm engineered to produce current in response to small molecules. Ribozyme-mediated RNA synthesis and replication in a model Hadean microenvironment. Szymczak P. Nature Communications.

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Immunization of non-human primates (rhesus macaques) with BNT162b2, a nucleoside-modified messenger RNA (modRNA) candidate that expresses the SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein, resulted in strong anti-viral effects against an infectious SARS-CoV-2 challenge.

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Alta Sciences

APRIL 17, 2024

Oligonucleotide-Based Techniques Most oligonucleotide therapies act through antisense mechanisms and are directed against various RNA species. According to an article published in Frontiers in Pharmacology , as of October 2023, there were 15 FDA-approved ADCs on the market, and more than one hundred in clinical development in the U.S.A.,

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