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QikProp

Rapid ADME predictions of drug candidates

Enhancing drug development with ADME properties prediction

QikProp is an advanced tool for predicting pharmacokinetic and physicochemical (ADME) properties of small organic molecules based on the full 3D molecular structure.

Approximately 40% of drug candidates fail in clinical trials due to poor ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion) properties, leading to soaring development costs. Early detection of problematic candidates can significantly reduce wasted time and resources.

Accurate ADME prediction, prior to costly experimental procedures like HTS, eliminates unnecessary testing on destined-to-fail compounds. It also refines lead optimization efforts, improving desired compound properties. Incorporating ADME predictions into development generates lead compounds with significantly  higher chances of success in clinical trials.

Key Capabilities

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Wide range of predicted properties

Predicts the widest variety of pharmaceutically relevant properties – octanol/water and water/gas log Ps, log S, log BB, overall CNS activity, Caco-2 and MDCK cell permeabilities, log Khsa for human serum albumin binding, and log IC50 for HERG K+-channel blockage – so that decisions about a molecule’s suitability can be made based on a thorough analysis.

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Accurate ADME properties

Provides equally accurate results in predicting properties for molecules with novel scaffolds as for analogs of well-known drugs.

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Exploring better hits

Rapidly screens compound libraries for hits and filters out candidates with unsuitable ADME properties, identifying and prioritizing the most promising ones. 

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Improving accuracy

Computes over twenty physical descriptors, which can be used to improve predictions by fitting to additional or proprietary experimental data, and to generate alternate QSAR models.

Documentation & Tutorials

Get answers to common questions and learn best practices for using Schrödinger’s software.

Materials Science Video

Getting Going with Materials Science Maestro Video Series

A free video series introducing the basics of using Materials Science Maestro.

Life Science Tutorial

Absolute Binding Free Energy Perturbation to Postprocess Docking Results

Use Absolute Binding Free Energy calculations to enrich virtual screening results.

Life Science Tutorial

Glide WS Evaluation of HSP90 Ligands

Build and use Glide WS models to evaluate Hsp90 ligands.

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Evaluating Large Ligand Libraries with Active Learning Glide

Set up a virtual screen to analyze a 1M ligand library from using Active Learning Glide.

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Defining QM and MM regions in QSite

Define regions to treat with QM and with MM for a QSite calculation.

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pKa Predictions with Jaguar pKa

Predict the pKa of organic molecules with more than one acidic functional group.

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Membrane-Bound FEP+ with A2A

Prepare, run, and analyze a free energy perturbation (FEP) simulation with a membrane-bound protein for a series of A2A inhibitors using FEP+.

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Heteromultimer Homology Modeling with the Multiple Sequence Viewer/Editor

Build a heteromultimer homology model of human hemoglobin from a bar-head goose hemoglobin structure.

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Training and Evaluating ADMET Models with DeepAutoQSAR

Build and test two models for predicting aqueous solubility using a large dataset.

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Using IFD-MD on a Membrane-bound protein

Set up a membrane-bound protein for IFD-MD and visualize the results.

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Publications

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A Structure-Based Model for Predicting Serum Albumin Binding

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Search for Non-Nucleoside Inhibitors of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Using Chemical Similarity, Molecular Docking, and MM-GB/SA Scoring

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Solution-Phase Synthesis of a Tricyclic Pyrrole-2-Carboxamide Discovery Library Applying a Stetter-Paal-Knorr Reaction Sequence

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Computer-Aided Design of Non-Nucleoside Inhibitors of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase

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Influence of Molecular Flexibility and Polar Surface Area Metrics on Oral Bioavailability in the Rat

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QSAR Studies of PC-3 Cell Line Inhibition Activity of TSA and SAHA-like Hydroxamic Acids

Training & Resources

Online certification courses

Level up your skill set with hands-on, online molecular modeling courses. These self-paced courses cover a range of scientific topics and include access to Schrödinger software and support.

Tutorials

Learn how to deploy the technology and best practices of Schrödinger software for your project success. Find training resources, tutorials, quick start guides, videos, and more.