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ReviewCurrent opinion in biotechnology2025

Molecules to medicine: advances in metabolomics for natural product drug discovery.

Victoria Deleray, Pieter C Dorrestein, Nicole E Avalon

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Review in Current opinion in biotechnology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Unleashing the biological power and chemical profile ofBiochemistry and biophysics reports · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Victoria DeleraySkaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037-1306, USA.
Pieter C DorresteinSkaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037-1306, USA; Collaborative Mass Spectrometry Innovation Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92037-1306, USA.
Nicole E AvalonDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences, Univeristy of California, Irvine, 856 Health Sciences Road, Suite 5400, Irvine, CA 92697-3958, USA; Robert A. Mah Molecular Innovation Center, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697, USA. Electronic address: navalon@uci.edu.

Funding

Unified Computation Tools for Natural Products ResearchR01GM107550 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI COTTRELL, GARRISON W, GERWICK, WILLIAM HENRY · 2013 to 2025
$8.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM107550
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Recent advances in metabolomics are accelerating natural product (NP) drug discovery. NPs possess diverse biological relevance and comprise a significant portion of our modern pharmacopeia. We highlight studies from the past two years with innovative discovery techniques, ranging from small sample analyses to large-scale data-driven approaches. We focus on nuclear magnetic resonance- and mass spectrometry-based metabolomics for their broad use and greatest advancements in the field. We highlight strategies that utilize computational tools to enable prioritization of samples based on structural novelty, cross-referencing structural data with bioactivity, and the development of innovative annotation techniques that surpass common library matching methods. We also look at the trajectory of metabolomic discovery of NPs over the last decade to inform how these platforms may further evolve. The goal is to enhance the likelihood and improve the efficiency of discovering NPs with pharmaceutical potential, while strategically harnessing data in order to reduce rediscovery and methodological redundancy.

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Biological ProductsDrug DiscoveryMetabolomicsHumansMagnetic Resonance SpectroscopyMass SpectrometryBiological Products

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PMID41175606
PMCPMC13573772

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