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Which step of the drug discovery process involves identifying potential drug targets that play a pivotal role in disease?
Which step of the drug discovery process involves identifying potential drug targets that play a pivotal role in disease?
- Lead Candidate Selection
- Target Validation
- Candidate Identification
- Target Identification (correct)
What is the goal of Drug Target Validation?
What is the goal of Drug Target Validation?
- To select lead candidates
- To screen large libraries of compounds
- To evaluate the druggability of the drug target (correct)
- To identify potential drug targets
What is druggability?
What is druggability?
- The process of lead candidate selection
- The ability of a drug target to bind selectively and effectively by a drug (correct)
- The process of identifying potential drug targets
- The function of the drug target
What is the next step after Drug Target Validation?
What is the next step after Drug Target Validation?
What is the first step of small molecule drug development?
What is the first step of small molecule drug development?
What is the purpose of lead candidate optimization?
What is the purpose of lead candidate optimization?
Which method relies on computer-based modeling or simulation for drug target identification?
Which method relies on computer-based modeling or simulation for drug target identification?
Which database provides information on over 11,000 already identified drugs and their corresponding targets?
Which database provides information on over 11,000 already identified drugs and their corresponding targets?
What does the term 'in vitro' refer to?
What does the term 'in vitro' refer to?
What is the primary method for drug target identification that involves genetic evaluation?
What is the primary method for drug target identification that involves genetic evaluation?
What is the goal of lead candidate optimization?
What is the goal of lead candidate optimization?
What is a drug target?
What is a drug target?
Which of the following is a reason why some drug targets are considered undruggable?
Which of the following is a reason why some drug targets are considered undruggable?
What is the purpose of target validation in drug development?
What is the purpose of target validation in drug development?
What does in silico validation involve in the drug discovery process?
What does in silico validation involve in the drug discovery process?
What do in vitro and in vivo studies provide information on in drug development?
What do in vitro and in vivo studies provide information on in drug development?
What does RNA interference (RNAi) do in the drug discovery process?
What does RNA interference (RNAi) do in the drug discovery process?
What is critical for the reliability of drug target identification and validation?
What is critical for the reliability of drug target identification and validation?
What is the purpose of drug target identification in the drug discovery process?
What is the purpose of drug target identification in the drug discovery process?
What is the goal of lead candidate optimization in the drug discovery process?
What is the goal of lead candidate optimization in the drug discovery process?
