Abstract
The Merck Fragment Library was screened versus acid-sensing ion channel 3 (ASIC3), a novel target for the treatment of pain. Fragment hits were optimized using two strategies, and potency was improved from 0.7 mM to 3 μM with retention of good ligand efficiency and incorporation of reasonable physical properties, off-target profile, and rat pharmacokinetics.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 2646-2649 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters |
Volume | 21 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - May 1 2011 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Acid-sensing ion channel 3
- Electrophysiology
- Fragment screening
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Medicine
- Molecular Biology
- Pharmaceutical Science
- Drug Discovery
- Clinical Biochemistry
- Organic Chemistry