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ReviewMini reviews in medicinal chemistry2026

Advances in Fragment-based Drug Design: Lessons and Innovations from the Post-COVID Drug Discovery Landscape.

Vatan Chaudhary, Atul Pratap Singh, Himanchal Sharma, Dhananjay Taumar

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Review in Mini reviews in medicinal chemistry, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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4 authors.

Vatan ChaudharyDepartment of Pharmacy, IIMT University, Meerut, 250001, India.ORCID 0009-0006-3572-4748
Atul Pratap SinghDepartment of Pharmacy, IIMT University, Meerut, 250001, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8868-8676
Himanchal SharmaDepartment of Pharmacy, IIMT University, Meerut, 250001, India.ORCID 0009-0004-4493-6983
Dhananjay TaumarDepartment of Pharmacy, IIMT University, Meerut, 250001, India.ORCID 0009-0008-8967-4672

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fragment-based drug discovery (FBDD) has emerged as a transformative strategy in modern medicinal chemistry, offering a rational and efficient alternative to traditional highthroughput screening (HTS). By utilizing small, low-molecular-weight fragments with moderate binding affinity, FBDD enables systematic optimization into potent lead compounds with improved physicochemical properties. Its modular and ligand-centric nature has proven particularly advantageous in accelerating early-stage drug discovery. The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the adaptability of FBDD, as fragment screening and computational modeling rapidly identified inhibitors of the SARS-CoV-2 main protease (M

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Antiviral AgentsCOVID-19 Drug TreatmentDrug DesignDrug DiscoveryProtease InhibitorsArtificial IntelligenceCOVID-19HumansPandemicsSARS-CoV-2Antiviral AgentsProtease InhibitorsAI-driven drug designCOVID-19Fragment-based drug discovery (FBDD)fragment optimizationpandemic preparednessvirtual screening

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