Drug Discov Today. 2002 Jan 15;7(2):143-7. doi: 10.1016/s1359-6446(01)02090-6.
Drug discovery today
Lutz Weber
PMID: 11790626 DOI: 10.1016/s1359-6446(01)02090-6
Multi-component reactions (MCRs) provide a new approach towards the efficient synthesis of diverse compounds and compound libraries. MCRs are evolving from being purely a chemistry curiosity to being recognized as having increasing relevance for drug discovery in terms of lead discovery and optimization. The combination of MCR-type chemistry-planning with evolutionary in silico and in vitro prediction of drug potential or biological properties is a new and powerful tool in drug discovery.