Free Energy Methods in Drug Discovery
Author: Kira A. Armacost
Publisher:
Published: 2021
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ISBN-13: 9780841298057
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Free Energy Calculations
Author: Christophe Chipot
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2007-01-08
Total Pages: 528
ISBN-13: 3540384472
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFree energy constitutes the most important thermodynamic quantity to understand how chemical species recognize each other, associate or react. Examples of problems in which knowledge of the underlying free energy behaviour is required, include conformational equilibria and molecular association, partitioning between immiscible liquids, receptor-drug interaction, protein-protein and protein-DNA association, and protein stability. This volume sets out to present a coherent and comprehensive account of the concepts that underlie different approaches devised for the determination of free energies. The reader will gain the necessary insight into the theoretical and computational foundations of the subject and will be presented with relevant applications from molecular-level modelling and simulations of chemical and biological systems. Both formally accurate and approximate methods are covered using both classical and quantum mechanical descriptions. A central theme of the book is that the wide variety of free energy calculation techniques available today can be understood as different implementations of a few basic principles. The book is aimed at a broad readership of graduate students and researchers having a background in chemistry, physics, engineering and physical biology.
Free Energy Calculations in Rational Drug Design
Author: M. Rami Reddy
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2001-12-31
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9780306466762
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFree energy calculations represent the most accurate computational method available for predicting enzyme inhibitor binding affinities. Advances in computer power in the 1990s enabled the practical application of these calculations in rationale drug design. This book represents the first comprehensive review of this growing area of research and covers the basic theory underlying the method, numerous state of the art strategies designed to improve throughput and dozen examples wherein free energy calculations were used to design and evaluate potential drug candidates.
Drug Design
Author: Kenneth M. Merz
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-05-31
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 0521887232
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book provides a complete snapshot of various experimental approaches to structure-based and ligand-based drug design and is illustrated with more than 200 images.
Biomolecular Simulations in Structure-Based Drug Discovery
Author: Francesco L. Gervasio
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2019-04-29
Total Pages: 368
ISBN-13: 3527342656
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA guide to applying the power of modern simulation tools to better drug design Biomolecular Simulations in Structure-based Drug Discovery offers an up-to-date and comprehensive review of modern simulation tools and their applications in real-life drug discovery, for better and quicker results in structure-based drug design. The authors describe common tools used in the biomolecular simulation of drugs and their targets and offer an analysis of the accuracy of the predictions. They also show how to integrate modeling with other experimental data. Filled with numerous case studies from different therapeutic fields, the book helps professionals to quickly adopt these new methods for their current projects. Experts from the pharmaceutical industry and academic institutions present real-life examples for important target classes such as GPCRs, ion channels and amyloids as well as for common challenges in structure-based drug discovery. Biomolecular Simulations in Structure-based Drug Discovery is an important resource that: -Contains a review of the current generation of biomolecular simulation tools that have the robustness and speed that allows them to be used as routine tools by non-specialists -Includes information on the novel methods and strategies for the modeling of drug-target interactions within the framework of real-life drug discovery and development -Offers numerous illustrative case studies from a wide-range of therapeutic fields -Presents an application-oriented reference that is ideal for those working in the various fields Written for medicinal chemists, professionals in the pharmaceutical industry, and pharmaceutical chemists, Biomolecular Simulations in Structure-based Drug Discovery is a comprehensive resource to modern simulation tools that complement and have the potential to complement or replace laboratory assays for better results in drug design.
Physico-chemical and Computational Approaches to Drug Discovery
Author: Javier Luque
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 443
ISBN-13: 1849733538
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis title covers a wide range of topics relevant to the development of drugs. It provides a comprehensive description of the major methodological strategies available for rational drug discovery.
Molecular Dynamics and Machine Learning in Drug Discovery
Author: Sergio Decherchi
Publisher: Frontiers Media SA
Published: 2021-06-08
Total Pages: 119
ISBN-13: 2889668630
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDr. Sergio Decherchi and Dr. Andrea Cavalli are co-founders of BiKi Technologies s.r.l. - a company that commercializes a Molecular Dynamics-based software suite for drug discovery. All other Topic Editors declare no competing interests with regards to the Research Topic subject.
Quantum Mechanics in Drug Discovery
Author: Alexander Heifetz
Publisher: Humana
Published: 2021-02-18
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781071602843
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume looks at applications of quantum mechanical (QM) methods in drug discovery. The chapters in this book describe how QM approaches can be applied to address key drug discovery issues, such as characterizing protein-water-ligand and protein-protein interactions, providing estimates of binding affinities, determining ligand energies and bioactive conformations, refinement of molecular geometries, scoring docked protein–ligand poses, describing molecular similarity, structure–activity-relationship (SAR) analysis, and ADMET prediction. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary software and tools, step-by-step, readily reproducible modeling protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls. Cutting-edge and unique, Quantum Mechanics in Drug Discovery is a valuable resource for structural and molecular biologists, computational and medicinal chemists, pharmacologists, and drug designers.
Computational Drug Design
Author: D. C. Young
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2009-01-28
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9780470451847
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHelps you choose the right computational tools and techniques to meet your drug design goals Computational Drug Design covers all of the major computational drug design techniques in use today, focusing on the process that pharmaceutical chemists employ to design a new drug molecule. The discussions of which computational tools to use and when and how to use them are all based on typical pharmaceutical industry drug design processes. Following an introduction, the book is divided into three parts: Part One, The Drug Design Process, sets forth a variety of design processes suitable for a number of different drug development scenarios and drug targets. The author demonstrates how computational techniques are typically used during the design process, helping readers choose the best computational tools to meet their goals. Part Two, Computational Tools and Techniques, offers a series of chapters, each one dedicated to a single computational technique. Readers discover the strengths and weaknesses of each technique. Moreover, the book tabulates comparative accuracy studies, giving readers an unbiased comparison of all the available techniques. Part Three, Related Topics, addresses new, emerging, and complementary technologies, including bioinformatics, simulations at the cellular and organ level, synthesis route prediction, proteomics, and prodrug approaches. The book's accompanying CD-ROM, a special feature, offers graphics of the molecular structures and dynamic reactions discussed in the book as well as demos from computational drug design software companies. Computational Drug Design is ideal for both students and professionals in drug design, helping them choose and take full advantage of the best computational tools available. Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.
Drug-like Properties: Concepts, Structure Design and Methods
Author: Li Di
Publisher: Elsevier
Published: 2010-07-26
Total Pages: 549
ISBN-13: 0080557619
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOf the thousands of novel compounds that a drug discovery project team invents and that bind to the therapeutic target, typically only a fraction of these have sufficient ADME/Tox properties to become a drug product. Understanding ADME/Tox is critical for all drug researchers, owing to its increasing importance in advancing high quality candidates to clinical studies and the processes of drug discovery. If the properties are weak, the candidate will have a high risk of failure or be less desirable as a drug product. This book is a tool and resource for scientists engaged in, or preparing for, the selection and optimization process. The authors describe how properties affect in vivo pharmacological activity and impact in vitro assays. Individual drug-like properties are discussed from a practical point of view, such as solubility, permeability and metabolic stability, with regard to fundamental understanding, applications of property data in drug discovery and examples of structural modifications that have achieved improved property performance. The authors also review various methods for the screening (high throughput), diagnosis (medium throughput) and in-depth (low throughput) analysis of drug properties. - Serves as an essential working handbook aimed at scientists and students in medicinal chemistry - Provides practical, step-by-step guidance on property fundamentals, effects, structure-property relationships, and structure modification strategies - Discusses improvements in pharmacokinetics from a practical chemist's standpoint
