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ArticleMolecular pharmaceutics2025

Metabolite Identification Data in Drug Discovery, Part 2: Site-of-Metabolism Annotation, Analysis, and Exploration for Machine Learning.

Ya Chen, Susanne Winiwarter, Roxane Axel Jacob, Marie Ahlqvist, Angelica Mazzolari, Filip Miljković, Johannes Kirchmair

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Article in Molecular pharmaceutics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ya ChenDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-5273-1815
Susanne WiniwarterDrug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 43183 Mölndal, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-9808-1683
Roxane Axel JacobDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0009-0001-4716-7014
Marie AhlqvistDrug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 43183 Mölndal, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-1246-4350
Angelica MazzolariDipartimento di Scienze Farmaceutiche, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1352-1094
Filip MiljkovićMedicinal Chemistry, Research and Early Development, Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism (CVRM), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Pepparedsleden 1, 43183 Mölndal, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-5365-505X
Johannes KirchmairDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2667-5877

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The ability to pinpoint and predict sites of metabolism (SoMs) is essential for designing and optimizing effective and safe bioactive small molecules. However, the number of molecules with annotated SoMs is limited, hindering the advancement of data-driven methods such as machine learning for metabolism prediction. Here, we provide a comprehensive characterization of SoM data obtained from the readouts of a human hepatocyte assay conducted at AstraZeneca Gothenburg. We explore a new strategy for SoM annotation that accounts for uncertainty in the experimental data, and we relate our findings to the most comprehensive SoM data collection available to date. Our study includes entropy analysis of SoM annotations, accompanied by representative examples that highlight the complexities of interpreting and working with metabolism data. Furthermore, we demonstrate the impact and value of the new metabolism data on SoM prediction. Importantly, a substantial portion of the data generated and analyzed as part of this work is made publicly available.

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Drug DiscoveryMachine LearningHepatocytesHumansdata analysisdata annotationdata setsdrug metabolismsites of metabolism (SoMs)xenobiotic metabolism

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