Fragment-Based Lead Discovery (FBLD) has emerged as a core approach to early-stage hit finding in drug discovery programs1. This form of drug discovery is distinguished by the screening of libraries of very small chemical compounds (heavy atom count < 17), that bind with low-affinity (double digit micromolar to millimolar KD) to therapeutic targets. Screening small compounds allows for an efficient sampling of the chemical space relevant to medicinal chemistry. The identified binders, in concert with X-ray co-crystal or cryo-electron microscopy structures, serve to provide a map of how chemical matter can interact efficiently with the targets.
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