Drug Development
Molecular topology used to identify novel bronchodilators
Published in Drug Week, September 10th, 2004
"The main advantage of this method, as compared to others frequently used, is that it does not require a previous explicit knowledge of the mechanism of action (MOA) of the compounds analyzed," according to researchers in Spain.
In a study conducted by I. Rios-Santamarina and colleagues at the University of Valencia, a "large database (12,000 chemicals)" was examined "to find less than 5% compounds with bronchodilator activity."
"After removing those compounds already described as bronchodilators," the collaborators presented the...
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Source: Drug Week (2004-09-10)
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