Recent developments in microwave-assisted protein chemistries - can this be integrated into the drug discovery and validation process?

Autor: Sandoval WN; Genentech Inc., Department of Protein Chemistry, 1 DNA Way, MS 413A, South San Francisco, CA 94080, USA., Pham VC, Lill JR
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Drug discovery today [Drug Discov Today] 2008 Dec; Vol. 13 (23-24), pp. 1075-81. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Nov 07.
DOI: 10.1016/j.drudis.2008.08.007
Abstrakt: Over the past 30 years, biotechnology has evolved as a multibillion dollar industry. A large sector of this industry is associated with translating human genetic information to discover, develop and commercialize bio-therapeutics. A broad range of disciplines across the Life Sciences is necessary for the selection of bio-molecules as biotechnological drug targets. Global and targeted proteomic approaches, as well as in-depth characterization of select proteins, are part of the process necessary for drug discovery and validation. Recently, microwave-assisted proteomic methodologies have emerged as useful tools for increasing the bio-catalysis and, therefore, throughput of analytical processes associated with protein characterization. Several microwave-assisted protocols that have become integrated into the drug discovery research process in the biotechnology industry are discussed.
Databáze: MEDLINE