5 | Compound Preparation and H2L Generation Flashcards

1
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molecules with POTENTIAL to be selected as leads

A

Hit

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2
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generated during the initial screening process

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Hit

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3
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T/F: only the MOST ACTIVE hits are chosen during LEAD GENERATION to become leads

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True (lead generation = lead finding)

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4
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selected hits with potency, safety, and other qualities wanted in a drug

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Lead

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5
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Leads eventually become ____________________________

A

drug candidates

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6
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Lead needs to be further _________________ to proceed with clinical development/study

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optimized

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7
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Goal of hit generation

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enforce attrition

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8
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Why is there a need to enforce attrition?

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to immediately discard anything that has no chance of being active

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9
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T/F: From millions or thousands, LEAD GENERATION should end only with several HUNDRED COMPOUNDS

A

False (hit generation)

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10
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make sure that the hits or other compounds are more competitive

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attrition

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11
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Attrition eliminate compounds that are _________________

A

not competitive

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12
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Screening process in hit generation is ___________

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strict

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13
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actives that look like they’re WORKING BUT ARE NOT

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false positives

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14
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T/F: Flase positives yield positive results but the hit is not interacting with the target

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True

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15
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common types of false positives

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  1. promiscuous binders
  2. pan-assay interference compounds (PAINs)
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16
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actives that actually BIND THE DESIRED TARGET, but TARGET OTHERS too

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promiscuous binders

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17
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Promiscuous binders usually lead to unwanted ___________ or ____________

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toxicity or side effects

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18
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Promiscuous binders entertain everything and tend to _______________________

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trigger toxic effect

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19
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PAINs stand for

A

Pan-assay interference compounds

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20
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actives that DON’T BIND TO THE DESIRED TARGET at all

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PAINs

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21
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gives positive results to ANY ASSAY thrown at it

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PAINs

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22
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interfere with different assay

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PAINs

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23
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Identify the active type

presence of real target binding with no unwanted targets

A

hits

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24
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Identify the active type

presence of real target binding and unwanted targets

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promiscuous

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25
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Identify the active type

absence of real target binding with no unwanted targets

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PAINs

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26
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T/F: Hit should ONLY INTERACT with the REAL TARGET

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True

27
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a hit plus other requirements

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lead

28
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hit requirement

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must have confirmed activity

29
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lead requirements

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  1. confirmed activity
  2. evidence of desired selectivity
  3. activity in cellular systems
  4. stability in biologic systems
  5. free from toxicity alerts
30
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type of synthetic approaches

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  1. combinatorial synthesis
  2. parallel synthesis
31
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produces MIXTURES of different compounds within each reaction vessel

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combinatorial synthesis

32
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combinatorial synthesis is ______________ and __________________ for H2L generation

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more random and more applicable

33
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initial step prior to parallel synthesis

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combinatorial synthesis

34
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T/F: In combinatorial synthesis, INCREASE in REAGENTS may produce LESSER COMPOUNDS

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False (increase reagents, more compounds)

35
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produce a SINGLE product in each vessel

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parallel synthesis

36
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Parallel synthesis is more focused and is more applicable for ________________________

A

lead optimization

37
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methods used for small molecule synthesis and peptide synthesis (e.g., insulin, enoxaparin)

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combinatorial and parallel synthesis

38
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combinatorial and parallel synthesis generally involve the use of ______________________________

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solid phase techniques

39
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carry out synthesis on solid beads rather than in solution

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solid phase techniques

40
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essential requirements for solid phase synthesis

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  1. cross-linked insoluble polymeric support
  2. anchor or linker covalently linked to the resin
  3. bond linking the substrate to the linker
  4. means of cleaving
41
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inert to the synthetic conditions (e.g., resin bead)

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cross-linked insoluble polymeric support

42
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has a reactive functional group that can be used to attach a substrate

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anchor (anchor or linker covalently linked to the resin)

43
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stable to the reaction conditions used in the synthesis

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bond linking the substrate to the linker

44
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Essential requirements for solid phase synthesis

a means of cleaving the product of the _____________________________

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intermediate from the linker

45
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two types of scaffolds

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  1. spider
  2. tadpole
46
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spider or tadpole: which is better

A

spider

47
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why is spider scaffold better than the tadpole scaffold?

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has more branches, results to more possible reactions

48
Q

the branches “_______________” contain functional group

A

scaffold

49
Q

spider and tadpole scaffolds processes are involved in _______________________

A

molecular docking

50
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mixtures of compounds are produced in each vessel, allowing production of up to millions of novel structures

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combinatorial synthesis

51
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96 well plate

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before 2000’s

52
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high throughput meaning testing of thousands of compounds PER WEEK

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before 2000’s

53
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384 or 1536-well plates

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last 2 decades

54
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well plates used can handle thousands of compounds PER DAY which is the modern definition of high throughput

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last 2 decades

55
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docking and pharmacophore modeling use depending on information available

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  1. prospective
  2. retrospective
56
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if there is NO INFORMATION yet

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prospective

57
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CADD use in prospective study

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predict novel compounds that may work

58
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if there are already KNOWN DRUGS

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retrospective

59
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CADD use in retrospective study

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trace reasons why structure of drugs worked

60
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mechanism: less detailed
translatability: more confidence

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HTS (in vitro)

61
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mechanism: more detailed
translatability: less confidence

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VS (in silico)

62
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HTS stands for

A

high-throughput screening

63
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VS stands for

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virtual screening