Molecular modeling of hydration in drug design

The accurate prediction of the binding mode and affinity of a drug molecule to its putative receptor is crucial for successful drug design and optimization. Modeling the role of the aqueous solvent in ligand-protein interactions is one of the key components. Three main computational techniques have...

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Main Author: Mancera, Ricardo
Format: Journal Article
Published: Current Drugs Ltd. 2007
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31966
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description The accurate prediction of the binding mode and affinity of a drug molecule to its putative receptor is crucial for successful drug design and optimization. Modeling the role of the aqueous solvent in ligand-protein interactions is one of the key components. Three main computational techniques have been developed to model hydration: free energy methods, ligandprotein docking and scoring, and the explicit inclusion of tightly bound water molecules in modeling. This reviewprovides a summary of the most recent developments in these approaches used for the molecular modeling of hydration effects in the context of computational structure-based drug design methods.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-319662017-01-30T13:28:27Z Molecular modeling of hydration in drug design Mancera, Ricardo The accurate prediction of the binding mode and affinity of a drug molecule to its putative receptor is crucial for successful drug design and optimization. Modeling the role of the aqueous solvent in ligand-protein interactions is one of the key components. Three main computational techniques have been developed to model hydration: free energy methods, ligandprotein docking and scoring, and the explicit inclusion of tightly bound water molecules in modeling. This reviewprovides a summary of the most recent developments in these approaches used for the molecular modeling of hydration effects in the context of computational structure-based drug design methods. 2007 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31966 Current Drugs Ltd. restricted
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Molecular modeling of hydration in drug design
title Molecular modeling of hydration in drug design
title_full Molecular modeling of hydration in drug design
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title_full_unstemmed Molecular modeling of hydration in drug design
title_short Molecular modeling of hydration in drug design
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url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/31966