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The Psychoactive Drug Screening Program (PDSP) at UNC Chapel Hill provides screening of novel psychoactive compounds for pharmacological and functional activity at cloned human or rodent CNS receptors, channels, and transporters. The PDSP Ki Database contains binding affinities for thousands of drugs and drug candidates at neuroreceptors, providing critical pharmacological data for drug discovery and neuroscience research.

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pharmacology, neuroscience, drug discovery, biomedical

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pdsp.web PDSP Ki Database kidb.php GraphicalInterface http Web interface for searching and brows...
pdsp.data PDSP Binding Data kidb.php Product csv Receptor binding affinity data for ps...
pdsp.protocols PDSP Assay Protocols PDSP%20Protocols%20II%202013-03-28.pdf (23.7 MB) DocumentationProduct pdf Screening assay protocols and methodo...

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Psychoactive Drug Screening Program

Overview

The Psychoactive Drug Screening Program (PDSP) at UNC Chapel Hill provides screening of novel psychoactive compounds for pharmacological and functional activity at cloned human or rodent CNS receptors, channels, and transporters.

Funded by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), PDSP offers both screening services and a comprehensive database of receptor binding data (Ki values) for thousands of psychoactive drugs and drug candidates.

Key Features

  • Comprehensive Receptor Panel: Screening across 50+ CNS receptors, channels, and transporters
  • Ki Database: Binding affinity data for thousands of compounds
  • Standardized Assays: Validated radioligand binding and functional assays
  • Drug Discovery Support: Critical pharmacological data for lead optimization
  • Public Access: Free database access for research community

Research Applications

  • Drug discovery and lead optimization
  • Off-target effect prediction
  • Polypharmacology analysis
  • Structure-activity relationship (SAR) studies
  • CNS drug safety assessment

Products

PDSP Ki Database

Searchable web database containing receptor binding affinities (Ki values) for psychoactive drugs and drug candidates across multiple neuroreceptor targets.

PDSP Binding Data

Downloadable datasets of receptor binding data for computational analysis and modeling.

Assay Protocols

Detailed protocols for PDSP’s standardized receptor binding and functional assays.

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Domains

  • Pharmacology
  • Neuroscience
  • Drug Discovery
  • Biomedical

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Created: November 05, 2025 | Last modified: November 05, 2025