Discovery and Optimization of 1-(4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)- phenyl)-3-(2-(amino)pyridin-3-yl)ureas as Novel KDR Kinase Inhibitors.

Kinase insert Domain-containing Receptor (KDR) is one of the currently validated targets for anticancer drug discovery and development. Herein, a series of o-amino-arylurea derivatives have been synthesized and evaluated for their kinase inhibitory activity. The optimization on the basis of biological screening and molecular modeling resulted in obvious increase in KDR kinase inhibitory activity compared with the hit compound.

An integrated virtual screening approach for VEGFR-2 inhibitors.

In recent years, various virtual screening (VS) tools have been developed, and many successful screening campaigns have been showcased. However, whether by conventional molecular docking or pharmacophore screening, the selection of virtual hits is based on the ranking of compounds by scoring functions or fit values, which remains the bottleneck of VS due to insufficient accuracy. As the limitations of individual methods persist, a comprehensive comparison and integration of different methods may provide insights into selecting suitable methods for VS.