Molecular Docking and Structure-Based Drug Design Strategies
Pharmaceutical research has successfully incorporated a wealth of molecular modeling methods, within a variety of drug discovery programs, to study complex biological and chemical systems. The integration of computational and experimental strategies has been of great value in the identification and...
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doaj-b3085dab03e641708048894504f4a08d2020-11-24T23:52:06ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492015-07-01207133841342110.3390/molecules200713384molecules200713384Molecular Docking and Structure-Based Drug Design StrategiesLeonardo G. Ferreira0Ricardo N. dos Santos1Glaucius Oliva2Adriano D. Andricopulo3Laboratório de Química Medicinal e Computacional, Centro de Pesquisa e Inovação em Biodiversidade e Fármacos, Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos-SP 13563-120, BrazilLaboratório de Química Medicinal e Computacional, Centro de Pesquisa e Inovação em Biodiversidade e Fármacos, Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos-SP 13563-120, BrazilLaboratório de Química Medicinal e Computacional, Centro de Pesquisa e Inovação em Biodiversidade e Fármacos, Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos-SP 13563-120, BrazilLaboratório de Química Medicinal e Computacional, Centro de Pesquisa e Inovação em Biodiversidade e Fármacos, Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade de São Paulo, Av. João Dagnone 1100, São Carlos-SP 13563-120, BrazilPharmaceutical research has successfully incorporated a wealth of molecular modeling methods, within a variety of drug discovery programs, to study complex biological and chemical systems. The integration of computational and experimental strategies has been of great value in the identification and development of novel promising compounds. Broadly used in modern drug design, molecular docking methods explore the ligand conformations adopted within the binding sites of macromolecular targets. This approach also estimates the ligand-receptor binding free energy by evaluating critical phenomena involved in the intermolecular recognition process. Today, as a variety of docking algorithms are available, an understanding of the advantages and limitations of each method is of fundamental importance in the development of effective strategies and the generation of relevant results. The purpose of this review is to examine current molecular docking strategies used in drug discovery and medicinal chemistry, exploring the advances in the field and the role played by the integration of structure- and ligand-based methods.http://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/20/7/13384molecular modelingdrug discoverymolecular targetmolecular interactionpharmacophorevirtual screeningSBDDSBVS |
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Leonardo G. Ferreira Ricardo N. dos Santos Glaucius Oliva Adriano D. Andricopulo |
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Molecular Docking and Structure-Based Drug Design Strategies |
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Molecular Docking and Structure-Based Drug Design Strategies |
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Molecular Docking and Structure-Based Drug Design Strategies |
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Molecular Docking and Structure-Based Drug Design Strategies |
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Molecular Docking and Structure-Based Drug Design Strategies |
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molecular docking and structure-based drug design strategies |
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Pharmaceutical research has successfully incorporated a wealth of molecular modeling methods, within a variety of drug discovery programs, to study complex biological and chemical systems. The integration of computational and experimental strategies has been of great value in the identification and development of novel promising compounds. Broadly used in modern drug design, molecular docking methods explore the ligand conformations adopted within the binding sites of macromolecular targets. This approach also estimates the ligand-receptor binding free energy by evaluating critical phenomena involved in the intermolecular recognition process. Today, as a variety of docking algorithms are available, an understanding of the advantages and limitations of each method is of fundamental importance in the development of effective strategies and the generation of relevant results. The purpose of this review is to examine current molecular docking strategies used in drug discovery and medicinal chemistry, exploring the advances in the field and the role played by the integration of structure- and ligand-based methods. |
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molecular modeling drug discovery molecular target molecular interaction pharmacophore virtual screening SBDD SBVS |
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