Computational/in silico methods in drug target and lead prediction

FE Agamah, GK Mazandu, R Hassan… - Briefings in …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Drug-like compounds are most of the time denied approval and use owing to the
unexpected clinical side effects and cross-reactivity observed during clinical trials. These …

Improving chemical similarity ensemble approach in target prediction

Z Wang, L Liang, Z Yin, J Lin - Journal of cheminformatics, 2016 - Springer
Background In silico target prediction of compounds plays an important role in drug
discovery. The chemical similarity ensemble approach (SEA) is a promising method, which …

Advancement of multi-target drug discoveries and promising applications in the field of Alzheimer's disease

T Wang, X Liu, J Guan, S Ge, MB Wu, J Lin… - European Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Complex diseases (eg, Alzheimer's disease) or infectious diseases are usually caused by
complicated and varied factors, including environmental and genetic factors. Multi-target …

[HTML][HTML] YaTCM: yet another traditional Chinese medicine database for drug discovery

B Li, C Ma, X Zhao, Z Hu, T Du, X Xu, Z Wang… - Computational and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) has a long history of widespread clinical
applications, especially in East Asia, and is becoming frequently used in Western countries …

Natural products for infectious microbes and diseases: an overview of sources, compounds, and chemical diversities

L Luo, J Yang, C Wang, J Wu, Y Li, X Zhang… - Science China Life …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract As coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) threatens human health globally,
infectious disorders have become one of the most challenging problem for the medical …

Polypharmacology prediction: the long road toward comprehensively anticipating small-molecule selectivity to de-risk drug discovery

L Manen-Freixa, AA Antolin - Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Small molecules often bind to multiple targets, a behavior termed
polypharmacology. Anticipating polypharmacology is essential for drug discovery since …

Prediction and validation of enzyme and transporter off-targets for metformin

SW Yee, L Lin, M Merski, MJ Keiser, A Gupta… - … of pharmacokinetics and …, 2015 - Springer
Metformin, an established first-line treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes, has been
associated with gastrointestinal (GI) adverse effects that limit its use. Histamine and …

A perspective on natural and nature-inspired small molecules targeting phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9): Chances and challenges against neurodegeneration

G Ribaudo, M Memo, A Gianoncelli - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
As life expectancy increases, dementia affects a growing number of people worldwide.
Besides current treatments, phosphodiesterase 9 (PDE9) represents an alternative target for …

Activity Models of Key GPCR Families in the Central Nervous System: A Tool for Many Purposes

S El-Atawneh, A Goldblum - Journal of Chemical Information and …, 2023 - ACS Publications
G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are targets of many drugs, of which∼ 25% are
indicated for central nervous system (CNS) disorders. Drug promiscuity affects their efficacy …

Herbs to curb cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase and their potential role in Alzheimer's disease

A Kumar, V Sharma, VP Singh, M Kaundal… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2015 - Elsevier
Cyclic nucleotides viz., cAMP/cGMP has been well known to play important role in cellular
function and deficiency in their levels has been implicated in the pathogenesis of various …