druggability

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noun

The ability of a portion of a genome to be targeted by a drug, especially by a small molecule drug

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Meanings

noundruggability (plural druggabilities)

plural druggabilities · alternative drugability

  1. biologyThe ability of a portion of a genome to be targeted by a drug, especially by a small molecule drug

    A target's druggability is usually estimated by classifying it with known gene families that have previously been successfully targeted with drugs.

    2007 March 28, Joanna Owens, “Determining druggability”, in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, volume 6, number 3, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 187–187

Origin

From drug + -ability.

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