Abstract
The elucidation of the interactions between a protein and a ligand or proteins is a key issue for understanding of functional processes of various proteins, enzymes and receptors in biological organisms, system biology and drug design. One of the most important matters in these problems is the accurate estimation of binding free energy between a protein and a ligand or proteins. In the present review, we overview various techniques and introduce a new technique for estimation of binding free energy calculations. We also discuss possible ways to incorporate the effect of fect of solvent.
Keywords: Binding free energy, Drug design, Biological processes, Free energy variational principle, Molecular dynamics simulations, Solvent model.
Medicinal Chemistry
Title:Overview of Binding Free Energy Calculation Techniques for Elucidation of Biological Processes and for Drug Discovery
Volume: 11 Issue: 3
Author(s): Takeshi Ashida and Takeshi Kikuchi
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Keywords: Binding free energy, Drug design, Biological processes, Free energy variational principle, Molecular dynamics simulations, Solvent model.
Abstract: The elucidation of the interactions between a protein and a ligand or proteins is a key issue for understanding of functional processes of various proteins, enzymes and receptors in biological organisms, system biology and drug design. One of the most important matters in these problems is the accurate estimation of binding free energy between a protein and a ligand or proteins. In the present review, we overview various techniques and introduce a new technique for estimation of binding free energy calculations. We also discuss possible ways to incorporate the effect of fect of solvent.
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Ashida Takeshi and Kikuchi Takeshi, Overview of Binding Free Energy Calculation Techniques for Elucidation of Biological Processes and for Drug Discovery, Medicinal Chemistry 2015; 11 (3) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573406411666141229164157
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1573406411666141229164157 |
Print ISSN 1573-4064 |
Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
Online ISSN 1875-6638 |
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