Structural Chemistry & Crystallography Communication

FRAG XTAL SCREEN FOR DIRECT CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC FRAGMENT SCREENING

3^rd Edition of International Conference on Advanced Spectroscopy, Crystallography and Applications in Modern Chemistry
June 04-05, 2018 London, UK

Christin Reuter

Jena Bioscience GmbH, Germany

ScientificTracks Abstracts: Struct Chem Crystallogr Commun

DOI: 10.21767/2470-9905-C1-005

Abstract

A major challenge in drug discovery is the identification of chemical moieties that specifically interact with a particular protein target. Traditionally, this was addressed by High Throughput Screening (HTS) however, recently “Fragment Screening” has become increasingly popular. In a Fragment Screen a set of small molecules (“fragments”), typically with MW < 300 Da and with low affinities, are evaluated for specific interaction with a target. Crystallography/X-ray diffraction shows not only whether a fragment binds to the protein but also where and how the binding occurs and is therefore the favored screening method [13]. Hit-fragments are subsequently chemically modified in several optimization/screening cycles until a high affinity lead structure is obtained (figure 1). Since such a fragmented approach allows screening of broader chemical space compared to large, distinct libraries, the hit rates of Fragment Screens are believed to be 101000x higher than those in traditional HTS [4]. The *Frag Xtal Screen* is a unique Fragment Screen designed for direct crystallographic screening: 96 different fragments, selected for high chemical diversity, high solubility and for being validated crystallographic hits of several protein targets, are spotted onto the wells of a crystallization plate. This screening plate is readyto-use for crystal soaking experiments and offers an easy entry to fragment-based lead discovery (FBLD) by crystallographic screening.
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Biography

Christin studied Biotechnology and joined Jena Bioscience GmbH in 2005. She was promoted Head of Macromolecular Crystallography & Cryo-EM in 2011 and works in product development ranging from classic crystallization screens to specific tools and screens for Cryo-EM

Email:christin.reuter@jenabioscience.com