English Dictionary

druggable

形容詞

(genetics, medicine) Describing the ability of a biological molecule (for example, a protein) to be targeted by drugs, especially by small molecule drugs.

日本語の意味

生体分子（たとえばタンパク質など）が、特に低分子の薬によって標的とされる可能性があること（薬剤ターゲットとして有望であること）

The newly discovered protein was found to be druggable, opening up possibilities for small-molecule therapies.

新たに発見されたタンパク質は薬剤で標的にできることが判明し、小分子医薬品による治療の可能性が広がりました。

意味（1）

(genetics, medicine) Describing the ability of a biological molecule (for example, a protein) to be targeted by drugs, especially by small molecule drugs.

With only 10% of the human genome representing druggable targets, and only half of those being relevant to disease, it is important to be able to predict how druggable a novel target is in early drug discovery.

more druggable （ comparative ）

most druggable （ superlative ）