José L. Medina-Franco
jose-difacquim.bsky.social
José L. Medina-Franco
@jose-difacquim.bsky.social
Full Professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico. Computer-aided bioactive compound discovery and development. https://www.difacquim.com/
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Sharing the special collection Milestones in Cheminformatics published in the Journal of Cheminformatics.
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Milestones in cheminformatics - Journal of Cheminformatics
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I share our work introducing Structure–Property Associations (SPA) — a concept with strong potential in #MedChem and #DrugDesign.

Link: doi.org/10.1002/cmdc...

Huge thanks to my mentors @jose-difacquim.bsky.social and Karina, who first envisioned this paradigm shift.

@chemistryeurope.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Together with @edgarlopez2.bsky.social, Karina Martinez and J. Israel, we share the concept Structure–Property Associations (SPA) : Breaking Paradigms for Linking Chemical Structures and Biological Properties in Drug Discovery - ChemMedChem chemistry-europe.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Structure–Property Associations: Breaking Paradigms for Linking Chemical Structures and Biological Properties in Drug Discovery
The figure contrasts traditional structure–activity relationships, which assume direct links between chemical structures and biological activity, with structure–property associations (SPAs), which ca....
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November 30, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Amidst the breathtaking autumn of Nara, I feel deeply honored, grateful, and happy for the invitation to present part of our work at DIFACQUIM, UNAM, during the 9th Autumn School of Chemoinformatics, organized by Prof. Kimito Funatsu.
November 25, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Happy to participate at the at the I Symposium on Drug Discovery and Development organized by Universidad del Desarrollo in Santiago de Chile. Very pleased to know in person Alan Talevi from Argentina and listed to his talk.
November 6, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Thank you very much Dr. Emanuele Carosati for organizing and putting together such a great event. I’m truly grateful for the warm hospitality.
It was both an honor and a pleasure to be part of the event on behalf of the DIFACQUIM research group.
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October 18, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Natural Products Repository of Costa Rica (NAPRORE-CR): An Open-Access Database | Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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September 18, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Alert of new paper ⚠️🚨

A First-in-Class Discovery: Covalent and ROS-Activated Microtubule Polymerization Inhibitors for a New Era of Selective Anticancer Drugs 💊🥳👉✨

doi.org/10.1111/cbdd...

#CovalentDrugs #DrugDesign

@wiley.com
@jose-difacquim.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Exploiting PubChem and other public databases for virtual screening in 2025: what are the latest trends? www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Exploiting PubChem and other public databases for virtual screening in 2025: what are the latest trends?
Cheminformatics has become a cornerstone of modern drug discovery, offering the ability to efficiently manage and analyze large volumes of chemical and biological data. Publicly available databases...
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September 15, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Re-sharing a holistic perspective of #chemicalspace of bioactive compounds with applications in #medicinalchemistry, #agrochemistry, #sensorychemistry (odor and flavor), #foodscience, and #naturalproducts
www.frontiersin.org/journals/dru...
Kudos to ‪@edgarlopez2.bsky.social‬ and colleagues.
September 1, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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✨ Thanks to @jose-difacquim.bsky.social for the great support!! 🚀
August 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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🚀 New publication! “On the Biologically Relevant Chemical Space”

BioReCS: A subset of the chemical universe—shaped by active, inactive, and even toxic molecules.

👉 Read more: www.frontiersin.org/journals/dru...

#DrugDiscovery #ChemicalSpace #MedChem #AI #Chemoinformatics
August 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Thrilled to be appointed Associate Editor for the @springernature.com Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. link.springer.com/journal/10822
August 13, 2025 at 1:55 AM
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Is the chemical space diversifying or just growing?👀👉✨ To answer this question, I invite you to read our latest work!

Thanks to @groupquintana.bsky.social and @jose-difacquim.bsky.social for the great collaboration!! #JCIM

doi.org/10.1021/acs....
Growth vs Diversity: A Time-Evolution Analysis of the Chemical Space
It is well-known that the number of compounds (both synthesized and theoretical ones) is rapidly increasing. Hence, it would be obvious to affirm that the chemical space is expanding. However, is the ...
doi.org
August 6, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Sharing the synthesis of 20 new amine-type cyclopentanepyridinone derivatives as HIV-1 NNRTIs. Lead compound 9 showed potent anti-HIV activity and low cytotoxicity, with docking and MD studies suggest strong RT binding. #HIVresearch #DrugDiscovery @pubs.acs.org pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Design, Synthesis, and Biological Activity of Amine-Type Cyclopentanepyridinone Derivatives as HIV-1 Non-Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) targeting human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) frequently exhibit suboptimal pharmacological properties and are often compromised by drug-resista...
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August 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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Very excited about this!
July 15, 2025 at 1:30 AM
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I feel truly blessed and deeply honored to have been selected as a "Nobel Alumni" at the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting 2025 (#LINO25).

I am also excited to have had the opportunity to present my research during the "Open Next Generation Science" sessions—it has been an extraordinary experience!
August 1, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Sharing an #openaccess #compound #database of #naturalproducts: @pubs.acs.org
Latin American Natural Product Database (LANaPDB): An Update | Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Latin American Natural Product Database (LANaPDB): An Update
Natural product (NP) databases are crucial tools in computer-aided drug design (CADD). Over the past decade, there has been a worldwide effort to assemble information regarding natural products (NPs) ...
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July 25, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Sharing the special collection Milestones in Cheminformatics published in the Journal of Cheminformatics.
jcheminf.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.....
Milestones in cheminformatics - Journal of Cheminformatics
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July 20, 2025 at 1:27 PM