Compound Management - Vanderbilt University

Chembridge/
ChemDiv
(VICB Collection)
Newest collection to be used
for full screening or on a percompound basis. Compounds
100,000
were selected based on
physical properties and
diversity.
160,000
Drug-like, diverse set of small
molecules.
2,000
A wide range of biologically
active and structurally diverse
compounds. 50% drug
components, 30% natural
products, 20% other bioactive
components.
NIH Clinical
Collection I and II
730
Small molecules that have
history of use in human clinical
trials.
Cayman Lipid
Library
1,000
Broad variety of bioactive
lipids.
Fesik Fragment
Library
Marnett Collection
Roche Published
Protein Kinase
Inhibitor Library*
Ion Channel
Epigenetics
Collection
Enzo Kinase
Inhibitor Library
GSK Published
Kinase Inhibitor
Library**
Diverse collection of fragment
molecules from 8 vendors, rule
16,000
of 3 compliant, and filtered
against non-specific and
interfering molecules.
215
NSAID derivatives that contain
cyclooxygenase inhibitors,
PPAR-gamma activators and
apoptosis inducers.
Small molecule protein kinase
inhibitors disclosed in peerreviewed scientific
publications.
235
6,243
A collection from Life
Chemicals targeted to ion
channels compiled using 2D
fingerprint similarity
methodology.
51
A group of small molecule
modulators with biological
activity for use in epigenetic
research.
80
The Screen-Well™ Kinase
Inhibitor Library contains 80
known kinase inhibitors of
well-defined activity.
349
A set of 349 small molecule
kinase inhibitors spanning over
30 chemotypes that have been
previously published by
GlaxoSmithKline in peerreviewed scientific journals.
Liquid Handling
Other Instrumentation
• Zinsser Calli Robot
(10uL-4 mL, 8 independent probes)
• Agilent Bravo
(10 uL-250uL disposable tips)
• Agilent Vprep
(10 uL-250 uL disposable tips)
• Labcyte Echo 555 & 555 OMICS
Non-contact acoustic dispensers
(2.5 nL-1 uL)
• Thermo Combi Liquid Dispensers
(uL amounts)
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Services
Brooks Universal Store + Cherry Pick Module
Brooks X-cap Tube Decapper
Fluid-X XDC-96-Pro Tube Decapper
Agilent PlateLoc sealer
Brooks X-Peel Plate seal remover
BioMicroLab Volume Check
Thermo CRS robotics compound management
systems
• Barcode Reading/Printing
• Agilent Vspin Automated Centrifuge
• Plate Shakers
• Registration and sample tracking including:
• New Chemical Entities (NCEs) synthesized
at Vanderbilt
• NCEs synthesized by external
pharmaceutical industry collaborators
• Externally purchased compounds
• Stock sample preparation of NCEs
• Compound Library Storage and
Maintenance
• Compound Distribution
• Compound Reorders
Compound Management Supported Labware for Storage and Distribution
Matrix 96-well 2D Barcoded PP Tubes Septum or
Screw Cap
Labcyte PP 384-well plates
Labcyte LDV 384-well plates
Standard 96-well plates
96-well Deep Well Block Plates
1D and 2D
barcoded glass vials
Greiner 384-well round bottom plates
Custom formats may also be considered
Library plate
stamping for
primary screening
assays*
Well level/tube
level cherry picking
for secondary
screening/hit
confirmation
Reorder powder
compounds from
vendor for
additional
confirmation and
follow-up
experiments
Compound Requests and Distributions
• Custom built Pipeline Pilot based
“LIMS” system including user interface
to request compounds, drive liquid
handling equipment, create new
samples in database and update
sample quantity and storage
information in real time
Error Handling Systems and
Communications
• Pre-registration user error notifications
• In-registration molecule duplicate
checking
• Post-registration Sharepoint based Issue
Tracker ticket submission system
Lead Optimization Support
High-Throughput Screening Support
Compounds
registered and
dissolved to 10mM
and plated for
further
experiments
(Additional dry
powder can also be
distributed)
• Custom built Oracle database
• Chemcart User Interface to chemical
database
• Custom built Chemcart + Pipeline
Pilot based registration system
Lead Optimization
Compound
Management
Support
Chemist submits
compound+sample(s)
information to
Chemcart Registration
Staging Area
(Monday PM
submission deadline)
(Described in
diagram to right)
Newly created sample
information is uploaded into
Chemcart database via
integrated Pipeline Pilot tools.
Source tube is checked with
Volume Check then stored in
Universal Store at -20C.
Properties updated in database
(immediate)
*Most HTS libraries are stored as 10 mM stock solutions in DMSO. Single compounds or
small custom compound sets can also be cherry picked and distributed in small volumes.
Compound Management
registers compounds and
samples into Chemcart
Database via Pipeline Pilot
(Tuesday)
Fragment Based Screening Support
12-compound
mixture plates
produced for
fragment based
NMR screening*
Deconvolution of
mixtures into 3compound
mixtures and/or
single compound
plated per well
Titration plates
produced for hit
compounds
Distribution of
powder/liquid
stock for X-ray
crystallization
experiments
Compound Management
cherry picks in Universal
Store and dispenses
compounds via liquid
handler and users are
notified that plates are
ready for pickup
(24 hr turnaround)
Lead Optimization
Compound
Management
Support
(Described in
diagram to right)
*Fragment Library is stored as 200 mM stock solutions in d6-DMSO.
Compound Management
processes solid samples into
10 mM stock solutions in
DMSO and transfers solution
to 2D Matrix Tubes via Zinsser
Liquid Handler. Samples
stored at -20C in Universal
Store
(24 hr turnaround)
Molecular Pharmacologists
request weekly Primary
Screening plates via
Waveguide (PP) Compound
Request System
(may request at will)
Molecular Pharmacologists,
DMPK (in vitro and in vivo)
request compounds via
Waveguide (PP) Compound
Request System for followup in a variety of tube/plate
formats
(may request at will)
Compound Management
dispenses compounds via
liquid handler and users are
notified that the requested
samples are ready for pickup
(24-48 hr turnaround)
Newly created sample
information is uploaded into
Chemcart database via
integrated Pipeline Pilot
tools. Source tube is
checked with Volume Check
then stored in Universal
Store at -20C. Properties
updated in database
(immediate)
* In collaboration with Roche Pharmaceuticals
** In collaboration with GSK Pharmaceuticals
Challenges
Compound Libraries
Spectrum
Collection
Description
Compound Registration and Sample
Tracking
Informatics Tools and Services
Vanderbilt
Discovery
Collection
Size
Instrumentation and Services
Library
Compound Management Process
Our
Mission
Within the High Throughput Screening Core, Vanderbilt houses a cutting edge academic Compound Management facility which provides this critical function to both internal
and external partners for a variety of drug discovery efforts at various stages of development. In addition to effectively managing Vanderbilt’s HTS plate/tube based libraries, a
standard in many HTS facilities for the assistance of early stage hit identification, we also provide a variety of Compound Management services to numerous Hit-to-Lead and
Lead Optimization efforts ongoing in the Vanderbilt Community.
Vanderbilt
Compound Management
Future Directions
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Mass Spec hit confirmation/QC
Automated drop visualization (post-acoustic dispensing)
Automated plate retrieval from Universal Store
Automated plate sonication for mixing
Non-standard database registration and sample tracking of compounds with undisclosed
chemical structures (e.g. external collaborations)
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Natural Products
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siRNA
Kristen Nailor
Chemical Management Specialist
Sherrell Reaves
Research Assistant I