Incorporation of rapid thermodynamic data in fragment-based drug discovery.
Kobe, A., Caaveiro, J.M.M., Tashiro, S., Kajihara, D., Kikkawa, M., Mitani, T., Tsumoto, K.(2013) J Med Chem 56: 2155-2159
- PubMed: 23419007 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jm301603n
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3VSY - PubMed Abstract: 
Fragment-based drug discovery (FBDD) has enjoyed increasing popularity in recent years. We introduce SITE (single-injection thermal extinction), a novel thermodynamic methodology that selects high-quality hits early in FBDD. SITE is a fast calorimetric competitive assay suitable for automation that captures the essence of isothermal titration calorimetry but using significantly fewer resources. We describe the principles of SITE and identify a novel family of fragment inhibitors of the enzyme ketosteroid isomerase displaying high values of enthalpic efficiency.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Institute of Medical Science, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 108-8639, Japan.