Rapid AI generation of optimised compound designs, guided by user interaction
Pairing AI with human expertise We present a novel AI compound optimisation system, designed to include human oversight as a…
Macrocyclic peptide optimisation: Integrating computational approaches with biophysical data
Introduction Using the integrated set of computational methods within the BioPharmics™ Platform, macrocycles can be effectively modelled for lead optimisation.…
How to build a better QSAR model
To guide drug design, it’s important to understand the likely ADME and physicochemical properties of your compounds at an early…
Mastering multi-parameter optimisation
Develop advanced MPO strategies and target the right compounds, faster.
We’re diving back into our favourite subject: multi-parameter optimisation.
Finding balance in drug discovery through multi-parameter optimisation
Successful drugs require a delicate balance of many properties, such as potency, ADME and toxicity, to meet a project’s therapeutic objective. To make decisions about compound progression and assay selection, the available data must be assessed against project-specific criteria. However, the data on which we base our decisions often come from different sources and can vary in quality, so how can we use this information to make confident decisions? In addition, how can we be sure that the criteria we’re using are the most appropriate?
From UK-2A to florylpicoxamid: active learning to identify a mimic of a macrocyclic natural product
Scaffold replacement as part of an optimisation process that requires maintenance of potency, desirable biodistribution, metabolic stability, and considerations of synthesis at very large scale is a complex challenge.
How to run a successful drug discovery team
Watch industry leaders from Novartis, Apollo Therapeutics and Eikon Therapeutics as they discuss their highs and lows, experience and advice,…
Overcoming challenges in drug metabolism: in silico approaches
Interpreting metabolite-ID experiments; determining the right species for animal studies; providing optimisation suggestions for your medicinal chemistry colleagues to overcome…
Predicting routes of Phase I and II metabolism based on quantum mechanics and machine learning
This peer-reviewed paper in Xenobiotica describes a new method to determine the most likely experimentally-observed routes of metabolism and metabolites based on our WhichP450™, regioselectivity and new WhichEnzyme™ model.
Complex peptide macrocycle optimisation: combining NMR restraints with conformational analysis to guide structure-based and ligand-based design
Systematic optimisation of large macrocyclic peptide ligands is a serious challenge. Here, we describe an approach for lead optimisation using the PD-1/PD-L1 system as a retrospective example of moving from initial lead compound to clinical candidate.
Predicting regioselectivity of cytosolic SULT metabolism for drugs
This paper describes a model to predict whether a particular site on a molecule will be metabolised by cytosolic sulfotransferase enzymes (SULTs).
Predicting reactivity to drug metabolism: beyond CYPs
Introduction Predicting sites of metabolism (SoM) enable chemists to be more efficient in optimising the structure of new chemical entities…
Predicting regioselectivity of AO, CYP, FMO and UGT metabolism using quantum mechanical simulations and machine learning
This paper describes the prediction of the regioselectivity of metabolism by AOs, FMOs and UGTs for humans and CYPs for three preclinical species.
Optimising kinase profiling programmes with deep learning
In this webinar, we discuss Alchemite™, a novel deep learning approach, and its application to optimising kinase profiling programmes. The…
Multi-parameter optimisation in practice
This webinar describes example applications of multi-parameter optimisation to find high-quality lead compounds.
Predicting reactivity to drug metabolism: beyond P450s – modelling FMOs and UGTs
Methods for modelling two enzyme families, flavin-containing monoxygenases (FMOs) and uridine 5′-diphospho-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs), to predict reactivity to drug metabolism.
pKa prediction using quantum mechanics and machine learning
The dissociation of a proton from a heteroatom has a significant influence on the charge distribution and interactions of a…
Chemical space navigation
In this webinar, presented by our guest, Dr. Franca Klingler from BioSolveIT, we learn how novel search algorithms have been…
N- and S-oxidation model of the flavin-containing monooxygenases
Introduction Existing computational models of drug metabolism are heavily focused on predicting oxidation by cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes, because of…
