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Bioisosteric matrices for ligands of serotonin receptors.

ABSTRACT: The concept of bioisosteric replacement matrices is applied to explore the chemical space of serotonin receptor ligands, aiming to determine the most efficient ways of manipulating the affinity for all 5-HT receptor subtypes. Analysis of a collection of over 1 million bioisosteres of compounds with measured activity towards serotonin receptors revealed that an average of 31 % of the ligands for each target are mutual bioisosteres. In addition, the collected dataset allowed the development of bioisosteric matrices-qualitative and quantitative descriptions of the biological effects of each predefined type of bioisosteric substitution, providing favored paths of modifying the compounds. The concept exemplified here for serotonin receptor ligands can likely be more broadly applied to other target classes, thus representing a useful guide for medicinal chemists designing novel ligands.

SUBMITTER: Warszycki D

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4471634 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Bioisosteric matrices for ligands of serotonin receptors.

Warszycki Dawid D Mordalski Stefan S Staroń Jakub J Bojarski Andrzej J AJ

ChemMedChem 20150313 4

The concept of bioisosteric replacement matrices is applied to explore the chemical space of serotonin receptor ligands, aiming to determine the most efficient ways of manipulating the affinity for all 5-HT receptor subtypes. Analysis of a collection of over 1 million bioisosteres of compounds with measured activity towards serotonin receptors revealed that an average of 31 % of the ligands for each target are mutual bioisosteres. In addition, the collected dataset allowed the development of bio ...[more]

PMID: 25772514

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