Druggability
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Druggability is a noun meaning (genetics, medicine) The ability of a portion of a genome to be targeted by a drug, especially by a small molecule drug.
Meaning
(genetics, medicine) The ability of a portion of a genome to be targeted by a drug, especially by a small molecule drug.
Example Sentences
A target's druggability is usually estimated by classifying it with known gene families that have previously been successfully targeted with drugs.
Word Forms
- druggabilities
- drugability
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include genopharmacology, pharmacogenomics, pharmacogenesis, chemogenomics, pharmacogenome, pharmacogenetics.
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