Abstract：
:Polypharmacology-based strategies are gaining increased attention as a novel approach to obtaining potentially innovative medicines for multifactorial diseases. However, some within the pharmaceutical community have resisted these strategies because they can be resource-hungry in the early stages of the drug discovery process. Here, we report on fragment-based and computational methods that might accelerate and optimize the discovery of multitarget drugs. In particular, we illustrate that fragment-based approaches can be particularly suited for polypharmacology, owing to the inherent promiscuous nature of fragments. In parallel, we explain how computer-assisted protocols can provide invaluable insights into how to unveil compounds theoretically able to bind to more than one protein. Furthermore, several pragmatic aspects related to the use of these approaches are covered, thus offering the reader practical insights on multitarget-oriented drug discovery projects.
journal_name
Drug Discov Todayjournal_title
Drug discovery todayauthors
Bottegoni G,Favia AD,Recanatini M,Cavalli Adoi
10.1016/j.drudis.2011.08.002subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2012-01-01 00:00:00pages
23-34issue
1-2eissn
1359-6446issn
1878-5832pii
S1359-6446(11)00253-4journal_volume
17pub_type
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