Multiple molecular targets

Multiple molecular targets" is not the name of a specific molecule, receptor, or individual biological target. Instead, it refers to a strategy or concept within drug discovery and pharmacology where a drug is designed or known to interact with more than one biological target, which can include various proteins, enzymes, receptors, or pathways[1][2][9]. This concept is central to the field of polypharmacology and systems pharmacology, where the therapeutic effect (and sometimes adverse effects) arises from modulating multiple biological nodes rather than a single, isolated target[1][4][9]. The "multiple molecular targets" label does not specify any unique biomolecule, gene, or receptor, making it unsuitable for use as a canonical molecular entity in a structured database of drug targets. If structured data is desired, each specific molecule or well-defined target should be named individually, not described generically as "multiple molecular targets".

Other names

Polypharmacology targetsMulti-targeted approachMulti-target drugs