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Current Medicinal Chemistry

Editor-in-Chief

ISSN (Print): 0929-8673
ISSN (Online): 1875-533X

Virtual Screening Against Obesity

Author(s): P. Markt, S. Herdlinger and D. Schuster

Volume 18, Issue 14, 2011

Page: [2158 - 2173] Pages: 16

DOI: 10.2174/092986711795656162

Price: $65

Abstract

The development of novel drugs against obesity is one of the top priorities of worldwide drug research. In recent years, it has been facilitated by the application of virtual screening methods. In this review, we give a short introduction into obesity-related protein targets and computer-aided drug design techniques. Furthermore, we highlight the most successful virtual screening studies, outline their results, and provide suggestions for future anti-obesity drug development.

Keywords: Anti-obesity drug, computer-aided drug design, ligand-based, molecular mechanisms, obesity, obesity targets, structure-based, virtual screening, screening studies


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