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primary topic: smProdrugs: A repository of small molecule prodrugs

smProdrugs: A repository of small molecule prodrugs
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type: Article
abstract: In modern drug discovery and development, the prodrug approach has become a crucial strategy for enhancing the pharmacokinetic profiles of drugs. A prodrug is a chemical compound, which gets metabolized into a pharmacologically active form (drug) inside the body after its administration. In the current work, we report 'smProdrugs' (http://cheminfolab.in/databases/prodrug/), which is one of the first exclusive databases on small molecule prodrugs. It stores the structures, physicochemical properties and experimental ADMET data manually curated from literature. SmProdrugs lists 626 small molecule prodrugs and their active compounds with the above mentioned experimental data from 1808 research articles and 61 patents have been stored. The information page of each record gives the structures and properties of the prodrug and the active drug side by side which makes it easy for the user to instantly compare them. The structural modifications in the prodrug/active drugs are highlighted in a different colour for easy comparison. Experimental data has been curated from the downloaded PubMed and patent articles and were catalogued in a tabular form with more than 25 fields under sub-sections i) name and structures of the prodrugs and their active compounds, ii) mode of activation of the prodrug and enzyme/biocatalyst involved in the conversion, iii) indications/disease, iv) pharmacological target, v) experimental pharmacokinetic properties such as solubility, absorption, volume of distribution, half-life, clearance etc. and vi) information on the purpose/gain from the prodrug strategies. Considering the ever expanding utility of the prodrug approach smProdrugs will be of great use to the scientific community working on rational design of small molecule prodrugs.
date: 2023-03-05
volume: 249
status: peerReviewed
status: published
author list: authors
type: EPrint
type: ArticleEPrint
is part of: repository
subject: QR Microbiology

Elsevier Science
type: Organization

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
type: Collection

Vivek Kumar
type: Person
given name: Vivek
family name: Kumar

Rakesh Kumar
type: Person
given name: Rakesh
family name: Kumar

Chinmayee Choudhury
type: Person
given name: Chinmayee
family name: Choudhury

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QR Microbiology
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