target-discovery

Identify biological targets from compound structures and prioritize hypotheses.

33|7|Updated Mar 19, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/patsnap/skills --skill target-discovery
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Skill: target-discovery
Source: https://github.com/patsnap/skills/tree/main/open-platform/target-discovery
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/patsnap/skills --skill target-discovery

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps teams start from one or many compound structures and rapidly identify the most plausible biological targets, so discovery work can move from chemical inventory to testable hypotheses.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • ADMET filtering: Screens compounds for drug-likeness, exposure, toxicity, and developability risk before deeper analysis.
  • Scaffold and similarity analysis: Groups compounds by shared cores and finds nearby known active molecules to generate target hypotheses.
  • Target intelligence and FTO review: Validates target relevance, checks patent exposure, and extracts structure-activity relationships for optimization.
  • Use case: A research team with a proprietary compound library can prioritize the best candidate series, identify likely targets, assess patent risk, and prepare a report for decision making.

Quick Start

Give this skill one or more SMILES strings and ask it to analyze likely targets, patent risk, and optimization paths, optionally requesting a PPT or PDF report.

Frequently Asked Questions about target-discovery

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

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How do I identify biological targets from compound structures?

To identify biological targets from compound structures, provide SMILES strings to perform scaffold analysis and similarity search against known active molecules, generating ranked target hypotheses for drug discovery.

Can I use SMILES strings to run ADMET filtering and target discovery?

Yes, you can input one or more SMILES strings to run ADMET filtering for drug-likeness and toxicity, followed by similarity analysis to find likely biological targets and extract structure-activity relationships.

What is reverse target fishing and how does it work for proprietary libraries?

Reverse target fishing identifies likely biological targets for proprietary compound libraries by analyzing shared chemical scaffolds and performing similarity searches to generate validated target hypotheses and assess patent risk.

How do I assess FTO and patent risk for a compound library?

To assess FTO and patent risk for a compound library, validate target intelligence and check patent exposure against identified biological targets to support ranked recommendations for drug discovery workflows.

Does target discovery extract structure-activity relationships for optimization?

Yes, target discovery extracts structure-activity relationships by finding nearby known active molecules through similarity search, enabling scaffold analysis and interpretation to guide compound optimization paths.

Can I generate a PDF report for target discovery and patent risk screening?

Yes, you can optionally request a PPT or PDF report summarizing target hypotheses, ADMET filtering results, FTO assessment, and structure-activity relationships to support decision making in research workflows.