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What is a drug candidate?
What is a drug candidate?
- A molecule that has been validated as a potential drug
- A molecule that could potentially be developed into a new medicine (correct)
- A molecule that has undergone lead candidate selection
- A molecule that has been optimized for therapeutic use
What is High Throughput Screening (HTS)?
What is High Throughput Screening (HTS)?
- A method for screening drug candidates using automation (correct)
- A method for target identification and validation
- A method for lead candidate selection
- A method for lead candidate optimization
What is the purpose of lead candidate selection?
What is the purpose of lead candidate selection?
- To validate the target for drug discovery
- To identify drug candidates with desired properties (correct)
- To minimize the side effects of drug candidates
- To optimize the beneficial effects of drug candidates
What is the next step after drug candidate identification in the drug discovery process?
What is the next step after drug candidate identification in the drug discovery process?
Which type of assay involves screening small, low molecular weight fragments for the desired biological activity?
Which type of assay involves screening small, low molecular weight fragments for the desired biological activity?
Which characteristic should a lead candidate exhibit to exert the desired biological activity at the target?
Which characteristic should a lead candidate exhibit to exert the desired biological activity at the target?
What does oral bioavailability refer to?
What does oral bioavailability refer to?
What is the last step of drug discovery called?
What is the last step of drug discovery called?
What is the goal of lead candidate optimization?
What is the goal of lead candidate optimization?
What techniques are used to identify a Hit?
What techniques are used to identify a Hit?
What properties are improved during lead candidate optimization?
What properties are improved during lead candidate optimization?
What are the iterative cycles involved in lead candidate optimization?
What are the iterative cycles involved in lead candidate optimization?
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