Cell-Based Medicinal Chemistry Optimization of High Throughput Screening Hits towards Orally Active Antimalarial and Antituberculosis Agents

It has recently been demonstrated, from a number of antimalarial and antituberculosis drug discovery programmes, that phenotypic whole cell screening can uncover cell permeable and active drug leads with potentially novel modes of action. In this regard, several series of antiplasmodial and antimyc...

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Main Author: Kelly Chibale
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Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
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description It has recently been demonstrated, from a number of antimalarial and antituberculosis drug discovery programmes, that phenotypic whole cell screening can uncover cell permeable and active drug leads with potentially novel modes of action. In this regard, several series of antiplasmodial and antimycobacterial actives were identified by phenotypic whole cell high-throughput screening of small molecule libraries. Following validation, hit molecules demonstrating good in vitro antiplasmodial and antimycobacterial activity against the respective causative agents, Plasmodium falciparum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, with low cytotoxicity were prioritized for hit to lead and lead optimization medicinal chemistry progression. This talk will describe the drug discovery process that led to the identification of lead candidates with good oral in vivo pharmacokinetics. Target identification aspects will also be presented.
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spelling doaj.art-483748d1af9b4c43972d5faa367312072022-12-22T03:37:08ZengMDPI AGProceedings2504-39002017-12-011666710.3390/proceedings1060667proceedings1060667Cell-Based Medicinal Chemistry Optimization of High Throughput Screening Hits towards Orally Active Antimalarial and Antituberculosis AgentsKelly Chibale0Department of Chemistry, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch 7701, South AfricaIt has recently been demonstrated, from a number of antimalarial and antituberculosis drug discovery programmes, that phenotypic whole cell screening can uncover cell permeable and active drug leads with potentially novel modes of action. In this regard, several series of antiplasmodial and antimycobacterial actives were identified by phenotypic whole cell high-throughput screening of small molecule libraries. Following validation, hit molecules demonstrating good in vitro antiplasmodial and antimycobacterial activity against the respective causative agents, Plasmodium falciparum and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, with low cytotoxicity were prioritized for hit to lead and lead optimization medicinal chemistry progression. This talk will describe the drug discovery process that led to the identification of lead candidates with good oral in vivo pharmacokinetics. Target identification aspects will also be presented.https://www.mdpi.com/2504-3900/1/6/667n/a
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title Cell-Based Medicinal Chemistry Optimization of High Throughput Screening Hits towards Orally Active Antimalarial and Antituberculosis Agents
title_full Cell-Based Medicinal Chemistry Optimization of High Throughput Screening Hits towards Orally Active Antimalarial and Antituberculosis Agents
title_fullStr Cell-Based Medicinal Chemistry Optimization of High Throughput Screening Hits towards Orally Active Antimalarial and Antituberculosis Agents
title_full_unstemmed Cell-Based Medicinal Chemistry Optimization of High Throughput Screening Hits towards Orally Active Antimalarial and Antituberculosis Agents
title_short Cell-Based Medicinal Chemistry Optimization of High Throughput Screening Hits towards Orally Active Antimalarial and Antituberculosis Agents
title_sort cell based medicinal chemistry optimization of high throughput screening hits towards orally active antimalarial and antituberculosis agents
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