While biologic drugs currently dominate in immunology by sales , small molecule immunomodulators (SMIMs) are making a comeback fueled by better understanding of intracellular signaling pathways and new hit finding technologies. SMIMs can be grouped into two categories: those that engage large molecule (LM) targets in a new [...]
There are catalysis geniuses (looking at you, process chemists!) and then there are those of us just looking to put compounds in vials. Here are the simplest conditions that'll get you what you want 90% of the time. Beyond that you'll need to ask a guru like Nick White or Malcolm Huestis. Hope this table helps. Explore drughunter.co m for more.
This article introduces the Topliss tree and Topliss schemes for analog synthesis, illustrates when they might be useful, and provides easy-to-use posters or "cheat sheets" of the original schemes. By Christian Kuttruff Why are the Topliss Tree and Topliss Schemes Useful? Imagine you’re on a new project that has just conducted a chemical [...]
This article explains what Phase I drug metabolism is, contains a poster summarizing common enzyme-mediated drug metabolism reactions, and provides interesting examples of phase I biotransformations and their impact on drug pharmacology. By Drake Anthony Russell , reviewed by Dr. Dian Su and Dr. Julia Shanu-Wilson. Thanks to Hypha Discovery [...]
This article contains a pharmacokinetics reference table ("PK cheat sheet") with common cross-species physiological parameters relevant to PK, including animal size, liver blood flow, kidney blood flow, and body volumes. When interpreting compound pharmacokinetic (PK) data, it's helpful to have reference values to compare experimental data to [...]
