macrocyclic drugs to unlock new targets, page-5

Hi Tony,
Excellent article. Key thought from the article includes the potential importance of the macrocycle class of drugs in drugging PPI;

"The hope is that larger molecules will have more traction against protein-protein interactions. Thats the driver for all of this: its a class of targets that traditionally have been undruggable...," said Barry Morgan, GlaxoSmithKline.

From the Chairman's Update of March 2013;
"We have increased our ability to source Phylomer peptides that can block disease-related protein-protein interactions, which have proved challenging for other therapeutic approaches, including other peptide platforms," said Wilson.

I gathered from the article that the scientists are looking for validation of a technology which will source macrocycles;
"I think there is an opportunity here for industry, academia and funding agencies to support this cause with certain assets like small libraries, validated assays and computational methods," said Spiros Liras, Pfizer.

This area of research has the scientific and investment community on its feet, looking for the potential of a credible break through.

Wayne.