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ReviewACS chemical biology2011

Rational methods for the selection of diverse screening compounds.

David J Huggins, Ashok R Venkitaraman, David R Spring

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Review in ACS chemical biology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers.

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46 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

David J HugginsTCM Group, Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Ashok R Venkitaraman
David R Spring

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research CouncilCancer Research UKMedical Research Council G0600332Medical Research Council G0700651Medical Research Council G1001522Medical Research Council G9900064Medical Research Council MC_U105359877Wellcome Trust 091058
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Traditionally a pursuit of large pharmaceutical companies, high-throughput screening assays are becoming increasingly common within academic and government laboratories. This shift has been instrumental in enabling projects that have not been commercially viable, such as chemical probe discovery and screening against high-risk targets. Once an assay has been prepared and validated, it must be fed with screening compounds. Crafting a successful collection of small molecules for screening poses a significant challenge. An optimized collection will minimize false positives while maximizing hit rates of compounds that are amenable to lead generation and optimization. Without due consideration of the relevant protein targets and the downstream screening assays, compound filtering and selection can fail to explore the great extent of chemical diversity and eschew valuable novelty. Herein, we discuss the different factors to be considered and methods that may be employed when assembling a structurally diverse compound collection for screening. Rational methods for selecting diverse chemical libraries are essential for their effective use in high-throughput screens.

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Drug Evaluation, PreclinicalHigh-Throughput Screening AssaysPharmaceutical PreparationsSmall Molecule LibrariesPharmaceutical PreparationsSmall Molecule Libraries

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PMID21261294
PMCPMC4765079

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