Abstract
A considerable number of approved drugs show non-equilibrium binding characteristics, emphasizing the potential role of drug residence times for in vivo efficacy. Therefore, a detailed understanding of the kinetics of association and dissociation of a target–ligand complex might provide crucial insight into the molecular mechanism-of-action of a compound. This deeper understanding will help to improve decision making in drug discovery, thus leading to a better selection of interesting compounds to be profiled further. In this review, we highlight the contributions of the Kinetics for Drug Discovery (K4DD) Consortium, which targets major open questions related to binding kinetics in an industry-driven public–private partnership.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 896-911 |
Number of pages | 16 |
Journal | Drug Discovery Today |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 6 |
Early online date | 13 Apr 2017 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2017 |
Funding
The authors are part of the K4DD consortium, which is supported by the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking (IMI JU) under grant agreement no 115366. The IMI JU is a project supported by the EU's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007–2013) and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA). DBK, SKS and RCW gratefully acknowledge the support of the Klaus Tschira Foundation.
Funders | Funder number |
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IMI JU | 115366 |
Seventh Framework Programme | |
European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations | |
Seventh Framework Programme | |
Klaus Tschira Stiftung | |
Innovative Medicines Initiative |