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The Data-Driven Future of Drug Development

DrugBank

By utilizing high-resolution protein structures obtained through X-ray crystallography, researchers could design small molecules that potently inhibit the SARS-CoV-2 main protease, a key enzyme essential for viral replication. These complex molecules require precise engineering to ensure optimal efficacy and safety.

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Game-changing pan-TEAD inhibitor for solid tumours

Drug Target Review

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. The novel molecules were further ranked based on their ADME and selectivity profiles.

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N-glucuronidation: the human element

Metabolite Tales Blog

N -glucuronidation: the human element By Julia Shanu-Wilson In our last blog of the year, we look at why N -glucuronidation of drugs is important in human drug metabolism. Glucuronidation is the most common phase II reaction observed in the metabolism of drugs in humans. Xuan Qin, Yong Wang, Kevin R. MacKenzie, John M. Khalil et al.(2023).

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Breaking C-F bonds in drugs

Metabolite Tales Blog

In 2022, fewer of the 19 newly FDA approved small molecule drugs contained F atoms (adagrasib, lenacapavir, oteseconazole, vonoprazan), but this was followed by 3 more approvals of F-containing drugs in the first quarter of 2023 alone (pirtobrutinib, omaveloxolone, leniolisib). Amaya, Rebecca Durandis, David S. Bourgeois, James A.

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AI in Drug Discovery 2023 - A Highly Opinionated Literature Review (Part I)

Practical Cheminformatics

The papers covered here reflect my research interests and biases, and I’ve certainly overlooked areas that others consider vital. In a brief section entitled “Predicting Protein-Small Molecule Complexes”, the authors mention their efforts to generate structures of bound non-covalent and covalent small molecule ligands.

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