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Volker Hähnke1, Bettina Hofmann, Tomislav Grgat

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We developed a new method called PhAST for quickly finding drug candidates in large databases. This technique uses a novel string representation of molecules to identify functional similarities, aiding drug discovery.

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Area of Science:

  • Computational chemistry
  • Cheminformatics
  • Drug discovery

Background:

  • Virtual screening is crucial for identifying potential drug candidates.
  • Current text-based methods have limitations in capturing molecular functional similarity.
  • There is a need for innovative approaches to accelerate hit and lead identification.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce a novel ligand-based virtual screening technique, PhAST (Pharmacophore-based Alignment of Sequence Technology).
  • To represent molecules as strings encoding pharmacophoric features for sequence alignment.
  • To demonstrate PhAST's efficacy in identifying novel bioactive compounds.

Main Methods:

  • Molecules represented as unique strings detailing pharmacophore distribution.
  • Application of sequence alignment techniques for functional similarity searching.
  • Retrospective analysis using BEDROC metric and prospective validation.

Main Results:

  • PhAST favorably compared to existing virtual screening methods.
  • Identified two novel inhibitors of 5-lipoxygenase product formation in a prospective study.
  • Demonstrated significant scaffold hopping potential.

Conclusions:

  • PhAST offers a rapid and effective approach for hit and lead structure searching.
  • The sequence-based screening concept innovates compound searching strategies.
  • PhAST shows strong applicability in drug discovery projects.