The technical methods and results of Matched Molecular Pair Analysis (MMPA) applied from a small, individual assay scale through large pharma scale, to multiple pharma data sharing scale have been published and reviewed. The drive behind these efforts has been to derive a medicinal chemistry knowledge base (i.e. definitive textbook) that can be applied to drug discovery projects. The aim is to greatly decrease the time in lead identification and optimization by the synthesis of fewer compounds. Given this context, how does this work on projects? How do the chemists make decisions? What are the results? The talk will answer these questions through project examples where MMPA has been applied and how this led to drug candidates. The projects disclosed are from multiple organisations and describe Cathepsin K inhibitors, Glucokinase Inhibitors, 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type I Inhibitors (11β-HSD1), Ghrelin inverse antagonists and Tubulin Polymerization inhibitors. An overview of MMPA will be presented and each project will be briefly described with a focus on how the chemists used MMPA to understand SAR and design compounds. The impact of project progress to CD will be quantified.

Accelerating multiple medicinal chemistry projects using matched molecular pair analysis for knowledge based design: A review from the past 8 years of use at the front line

256th National Meeting (2018)

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