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ArticleJournal of chemical information and modeling2024

Using Generative Modeling to Endow with Potency Initially Inert Compounds with Good Bioavailability and Low Toxicity.

Robert I Horne, Jared Wilson-Godber, Alicia González Díaz, Z Faidon Brotzakis, Srijit Seal, Rebecca C Gregory, Andrea Possenti, Sean Chia, Michele Vendruscolo

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Article in Journal of chemical information and modeling, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors.

Robert I HorneCentre for Misfolding Diseases, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-1534-2639
Jared Wilson-GodberCentre for Misfolding Diseases, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
Alicia González DíazCentre for Misfolding Diseases, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
Z Faidon BrotzakisCentre for Misfolding Diseases, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
Srijit SealCentre for Misfolding Diseases, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-2790-8679
Rebecca C GregoryCentre for Misfolding Diseases, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
Andrea PossentiCentre for Misfolding Diseases, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
Sean ChiaCentre for Misfolding Diseases, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.
Michele VendruscoloCentre for Misfolding Diseases, Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 1EW, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3616-1610

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the early stages of drug development, large chemical libraries are typically screened to identify compounds of promising potency against the chosen targets. Often, however, the resulting hit compounds tend to have poor drug metabolism and pharmacokinetics (DMPK), with negative developability features that may be difficult to eliminate. Therefore, starting the drug discovery process with a "null library", compounds that have highly desirable DMPK properties but no potency against the chosen targets, could be advantageous. Here, we explore the opportunities offered by machine learning to realize this strategy in the case of the inhibition of α-synuclein aggregation, a process associated with Parkinson's disease. We apply MolDQN, a generative machine learning method, to build an inhibitory activity against α-synuclein aggregation into an initial inactive compound with good DMPK properties. Our results illustrate how generative modeling can be used to endow initially inert compounds with desirable developability properties.

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alpha-SynucleinDrug DiscoveryBiological AvailabilitySmall Molecule Librariesalpha-SynucleinSmall Molecule Libraries

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PMID38261763
PMCPMC10865343

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