Abstract
In Silico predictive ADME/Tox screening of compounds is one of the hottest areas in drug discovery. To provide predictions of compound drug-like characteristics early in modern drug-discovery decision making, computational technologies have been widely accepted to develop rapid high throughput in silico ADMET analysis. It is widely perceived that the early screening of chemical entities can significantly reduce the expensive costs associated with late stage failures of drugs due to poor ADME/Tox properties. Drug toxic effects are broadly defined to include toxicity, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, neurotoxicity and immunotoxicity. Toxicity prediction techniques and structure-activity relationships relies on the accurate estimation and representation of physico-chemical and toxicological properties. This review highlights some of the freely and commercially available softwares for toxicity predictions. The information content can be utilized as a guide for the scientists involved in the drug discovery arena.
Keywords: Toxicity prediction, In silico, TOPKAT, LAZAR, DEREK, MULTICASE, HazardExpert, OncoLogic
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Computer-Assisted Methods in Chemical Toxicity Prediction
Volume: 7 Issue: 5
Author(s): C. Gopi Mohan, Tamanna Gandhi, Divita Garg and Ranajit Shinde
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Keywords: Toxicity prediction, In silico, TOPKAT, LAZAR, DEREK, MULTICASE, HazardExpert, OncoLogic
Abstract: In Silico predictive ADME/Tox screening of compounds is one of the hottest areas in drug discovery. To provide predictions of compound drug-like characteristics early in modern drug-discovery decision making, computational technologies have been widely accepted to develop rapid high throughput in silico ADMET analysis. It is widely perceived that the early screening of chemical entities can significantly reduce the expensive costs associated with late stage failures of drugs due to poor ADME/Tox properties. Drug toxic effects are broadly defined to include toxicity, mutagenicity, carcinogenicity, teratogenicity, neurotoxicity and immunotoxicity. Toxicity prediction techniques and structure-activity relationships relies on the accurate estimation and representation of physico-chemical and toxicological properties. This review highlights some of the freely and commercially available softwares for toxicity predictions. The information content can be utilized as a guide for the scientists involved in the drug discovery arena.
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Gopi Mohan C., Gandhi Tamanna, Garg Divita and Shinde Ranajit, Computer-Assisted Methods in Chemical Toxicity Prediction, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2007; 7 (5) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955707780619554
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955707780619554 |
Print ISSN 1389-5575 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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