Detection and Prevention of Aggregation-based False Positives in STD-NMR-based Fragment Screening

2013 
Aggregation of small organic compounds is a problem encountered in a variety of assay screening formats where it often results in detection of false positives. A saturation transfer difference-NMR-detected screen of a commercially available fragment library, followed by biochemical assay, identified several inhibitors of the enzyme ketopantoate reductase. These inhibitors were subsequently revealed to be aggregation-based false positives. Modification of the fragment screen by addition of detergent in the saturation transfer difference-NMR experiments allowed an assay format to be developed that resulted in the identification of genuine hit molecules suitable for further development.
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