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ArticleNature chemistry2024

Enabling late-stage drug diversification by high-throughput experimentation with geometric deep learning.

David F Nippa, Kenneth Atz, Remo Hohler, Alex T Müller, Andreas Marx, Christian Bartelmus, Georg Wuitschik, Irene Marzuoli, Vera Jost, Jens Wolfard and 6 more

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Article in Nature chemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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39 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors.

David F Nippa *Roche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-0346-3786
Kenneth Atz *Department of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Remo HohlerRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.
Alex T MüllerRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-8063-9952
Andreas MarxRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.
Christian BartelmusRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-1527-4325
Georg WuitschikRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-6682-1213
Irene MarzuoliProcess Chemistry and Catalysis (PCC), F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7536-6144
Vera JostRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.
Jens WolfardRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0001-7338-4103
Martin BinderRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.
Antonia F StepanRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-2203-129X
David B KonradDepartment of Pharmacy, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Munich, Germany. david.konrad@cup.lmu.de.ORCID 0000-0001-5718-8081
Uwe GretherRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. uwe.grether@roche.com.ORCID 0000-0002-3164-9270
Rainer E MartinRoche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED), Roche Innovation Center Basel, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Basel, Switzerland. rainer_e.martin@roche.com.ORCID 0000-0001-7895-497X
Gisbert SchneiderDepartment of Chemistry and Applied Biosciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. gisbert@ethz.ch.ORCID 0000-0001-6706-1084

Funding

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung (Swiss National Science Foundation) 205321_182176
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Late-stage functionalization is an economical approach to optimize the properties of drug candidates. However, the chemical complexity of drug molecules often makes late-stage diversification challenging. To address this problem, a late-stage functionalization platform based on geometric deep learning and high-throughput reaction screening was developed. Considering borylation as a critical step in late-stage functionalization, the computational model predicted reaction yields for diverse reaction conditions with a mean absolute error margin of 4-5%, while the reactivity of novel reactions with known and unknown substrates was classified with a balanced accuracy of 92% and 67%, respectively. The regioselectivity of the major products was accurately captured with a classifier F-score of 67%. When applied to 23 diverse commercial drug molecules, the platform successfully identified numerous opportunities for structural diversification. The influence of steric and electronic information on model performance was quantified, and a comprehensive simple user-friendly reaction format was introduced that proved to be a key enabler for seamlessly integrating deep learning and high-throughput experimentation for late-stage functionalization.

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Deep LearningHigh-Throughput Screening Assays

Identifiers

PMID37996732
PMCPMC10849962

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