5 | Compound Preparation and H2L Generation Flashcards
molecules with POTENTIAL to be selected as leads
Hit
generated during the initial screening process
Hit
T/F: only the MOST ACTIVE hits are chosen during LEAD GENERATION to become leads
True (lead generation = lead finding)
selected hits with potency, safety, and other qualities wanted in a drug
Lead
Leads eventually become ____________________________
drug candidates
Lead needs to be further _________________ to proceed with clinical development/study
optimized
Goal of hit generation
enforce attrition
Why is there a need to enforce attrition?
to immediately discard anything that has no chance of being active
T/F: From millions or thousands, LEAD GENERATION should end only with several HUNDRED COMPOUNDS
False (hit generation)
make sure that the hits or other compounds are more competitive
attrition
Attrition eliminate compounds that are _________________
not competitive
Screening process in hit generation is ___________
strict
actives that look like they’re WORKING BUT ARE NOT
false positives
T/F: Flase positives yield positive results but the hit is not interacting with the target
True
common types of false positives
- promiscuous binders
- pan-assay interference compounds (PAINs)
actives that actually BIND THE DESIRED TARGET, but TARGET OTHERS too
promiscuous binders
Promiscuous binders usually lead to unwanted ___________ or ____________
toxicity or side effects
Promiscuous binders entertain everything and tend to _______________________
trigger toxic effect
PAINs stand for
Pan-assay interference compounds
actives that DON’T BIND TO THE DESIRED TARGET at all
PAINs
gives positive results to ANY ASSAY thrown at it
PAINs
interfere with different assay
PAINs
Identify the active type
presence of real target binding with no unwanted targets
hits
Identify the active type
presence of real target binding and unwanted targets
promiscuous
Identify the active type
absence of real target binding with no unwanted targets
PAINs