Patent ID: 11912664
Assignee: PRESIDENT AND FELLOWS OF HARVARD COLLEGE
Field: Pharmaceuticals (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC C  A  G | IPC C  G

Claim 4:
5. A method for identifying a target protein of a small molecule, the method comprising:
(i) providing the compound of claim 1, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof;
(ii) activating the diazirine moiety by irradiating the compound of (i) with a specific wavelength of light;
(iii) contacting the target protein with the activated compound of (ii);
(iv) forming a complex through a photo-induced covalent bond between the activated compound of (ii) and the protein; and
(v) identifying the complex produced in (iv) that is bound to the compound, thereby identifying the target protein of the small molecule.