Scientific capability / Tether Conformer Reach and Productive Geometry

Measure the linker from the attachment points that matter.

A domain-to-domain distance can make a bivalent design look impossible while misrepresenting the span its linker actually needs. BioTwin’s tether analysis examines attachment geometry, flexibility and obstruction to decide which architectures deserve a closer look.

Current work Computational geometry studies

A reachable conformer needs a useful destination

RDKit already generates molecular conformers and supports geometric constraints. BioTwin’s target-focused analysis asks how a tether spans chosen recognition and reaction sites, with conformer sampling and separate enumeration of linker options. A candidate that reaches a distance still needs the orientation and steric clearance required by its intended chemistry.

Correcting the geometry reopened a design branch

In computational Lp(a) work, replacing a domain-center estimate with the relevant pocket-to-attachment geometry reopened a bivalent approach. Enumerated spacers could satisfy the revised span. That was a reason to investigate the architecture further; it did not demonstrate conformer occupancy, synthesized binding or functional activity.

Combine reach with access and reaction geometry

Fit/access analysis can test obstructions, while multivalent analysis can examine the arrangement of binding heads. The declared tether sampler omits some angular reaction chemistry, so that check remains separate. Failure in random-walk sampling also cannot rule out a preorganized linker. Compare the candidate architectures under matched assumptions and test the most informative ones physically.

Further reading

Check the attachment geometry before rejecting the linker.

A useful comparison includes the actual endpoints, relevant conformations and the orientation required for the intended chemistry.