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  • Drug Discovery

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  • Hit-to-lead optimization is crucial in drug discovery, requiring iterative chemical modifications of initial hit compounds.
  • Efficient generation of synthesizable chemical libraries is essential for exploring chemical space around a hit molecule.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To introduce ChemoDOTS, a user-friendly web server designed to streamline hit-to-lead chemical optimization.
  • To provide researchers with a tool for rapidly generating virtual chemical libraries with desired properties.

Main Methods:

  • Users input an activated hit molecule and select reactive functions.
  • The server suggests compatible chemical transformations based on industry-standard reactions.
  • Automated coupling of building blocks, application of filters for physicochemical properties, and generation of stereoisomers, tautomers, and 3D conformers.

Main Results:

  • ChemoDOTS enables rapid generation of large, diverse, and synthetically feasible chemical libraries.
  • The generated virtual libraries are tailored with specific physicochemical properties.
  • The output is compatible with docking software for virtual screening.

Conclusions:

  • ChemoDOTS offers a powerful and accessible resource for hit-to-lead optimization in drug discovery.
  • The web server simplifies the process of exploring chemical space and identifying lead candidates.