Affinity selection mass spectrometry (AS-MS) as a tool to accelerate drug discovery efforts
Sangeeta Pandey1, Florent Samain1, Omprakash Nacham1
1AbbVie Discovery Research, North Chicago, IL, USA.
Expert opinion on drug discovery
|January 30, 2026
まとめ
Affinity selection mass spectrometry (AS-MS) is a label-free method for studying molecular interactions. Advances in technology are expanding its use in drug discovery for hit identification and optimization.
科学分野:
- 生物物理化学
- 分析化学
- 創薬
背景:
- アフィニティ選択質量分析(AS-MS)は、高分子リガンド相互作用を特徴付けるための標識フリー技術です。
- 創薬におけるヒット発見ツールとして成功裏に利用されてきました。
研究 の 目的:
- AS-MSの歴史的レビューを提供すること。
- AS-MSを可能にする最近の技術的進歩を強調すること。
- 創薬におけるAS-MSの多様な応用例を紹介すること。
主な方法:
- 様々な科学データベースおよび内部リソースからの文献レビュー。
- ハイスループットスクリーニング(HTS)、DNAエンコードライブラリ(DEL)スクリーニング、ダイレクト・トゥ・バイオロジー、天然物スクリーニングにおけるAS-MSの応用分析。
主要な成果:
- AS-MSは、標識なしで分子量に基づいて結合物質を同定するユニークな生物物理学的アッセイです。
- 最近の技術的進歩により、AS-MSの機能が拡張されました。
- AS-MSは、ヒット確認、HTS、DELスクリーニング、ダイレクト・トゥ・バイオロジー、天然物スクリーニングにおいて成功を収めています。
結論:
- AS-MSは創薬のための強力なツールであり、成長の大きな可能性を秘めています。
- 分離時間の短縮と平衡状態の達成は、その影響を高めるでしょう。
- 構造活性相関(SAR)研究における使用の増加は、リード同定と最適化を加速することができます。
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