Solid-phase compound library synthesis in drug design and development

This article is a subjective review of the literature between December 2000 and January 2002 related to the solid-phase synthesis of compound libraries for drug discovery and development. Examples of libraries yielding active compounds across a range of biological tar-gets are presented, together with synthetic details where this is deemed of sufficient note. Background to the biological target and any structure-activity relationship, which can be discerned within members of a library series, is also discussed. A brief overview of new developments in solid-phase technology that is likely to impact upon drug discovery is also included.