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ArticleNucleic acids research2026

EcoDrug PLUS: an advanced database for drug target conservation analysis and environmental risk assessment.

Ashenafi Legehar, Siobhán Monaghan, Mael Briand, Akseli Niemelä, Leo Ghemtio, Ziaurrehman Tanoli, A Ross Brown, Charles R Tyler, Henri Xhaard

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Ashenafi LegeharDivision of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 5 E, Helsinki 00790, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-9706-4139
Siobhán MonaghanBiosciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, ExeterEX4 4QD, United Kingdom.
Mael BriandDivision of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 5 E, Helsinki 00790, Finland.ORCID 0000-0001-6801-7587
Akseli NiemeläDivision of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 5 E, Helsinki 00790, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-8679-3712
Leo GhemtioDivision of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 5 E, Helsinki 00790, Finland.
Ziaurrehman TanoliInstitute for Molecular Medicine Finland, University of Helsinki, Helsinki00290, Finland.ORCID 0000-0003-2435-9862
A Ross BrownBiosciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, ExeterEX4 4QD, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-3892-8993
Charles R TylerBiosciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Geoffrey Pope Building, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, ExeterEX4 4QD, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-2353-5748
Henri XhaardDivision of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, Viikinkaari 5 E, Helsinki 00790, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-3000-7858

Funding

AstraZeneca BB-V509346-1European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and AssociationsHorizon 2020 research and innovationInnovative Medicines Initiative 875508University of Helsinki
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

EcoDrug PLUS (EcoDrug+; https://ecodrugplus.helsinki.fi/) is a freely available and publicly accessible database, established to facilitate environmental risk assessment of pharmaceuticals and other bioactive substances, including veterinary medicines and pesticides. EcoDrug+ advancements on the original ECODrug database include a more extensive and intuitive graphical user interface for investigating the potential for chemicals to interact with protein targets based on their conservation with human drug, veterinary, and pesticide targets across 180 phylogenetically diverse wildlife taxa. EcoDrug+ integrates genomic and chemoinformatic data from open-access sources for ~7200 pharmaceuticals, 34 000 agrochemicals, 61 000 human metabolites, and 5800 other bioactive chemicals. Advanced search capabilities of EcoDrug+ include the ability to interrogate the database via text queries, chemical structure drawings, target protein sequence BLAST, and/or specified mechanisms of action. Chemical compound data are organized into clusters to facilitate the exploration of similar groups using interactive knowledge graphs. The integration of effects-based knowledge informs on appropriate endpoints and susceptible species for the testing of drugs (and other bioactive chemicals). Georeferenced measured environmental concentrations (for n = 266 chemicals) furthermore provide relevant exposure data for testing and environmental risk analysis.

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Databases, ChemicalDatabases, FactualAnimalsHumansInternetPesticidesPharmaceutical PreparationsRisk AssessmentUser-Computer InterfacePesticidesPharmaceutical Preparations

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PMID41273090
PMCPMC12807727

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