Pharmaceutical structure montages as catalysts for design and discovery
- 1 May 2012
- journal article
- Published by Future Science Ltd in Future Medicinal Chemistry
- Vol. 4 (8), 951-954
- https://doi.org/10.4155/fmc.12.30
Abstract
Majority of pharmaceuticals are small molecule organic compounds. Their structures are most effectively described and communicated using the graphical language of organic chemistry. A few years ago we decided to harness this powerful language to create new educational tools that could serve well for data mining and as catalysts for discovery. The results were the Top 200 drug posters, which we have posted online for everyone to enjoy and update yearly. This article details the origin and motivation for our design and highlights the value of this graphical format by presenting and analyzing a new pharmaceutical structure montage (poster) focused on US FDA approved drugs in 2011.Keywords
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