Abstract
By means of virtual screening of small molecules databases it is possible to identify new potential inhibitors against a target of interest. Molecular docking is a computer simulation procedure to predict the conformation of a receptor- ligand complex. Each docking program makes use of one or more specific search algorithms, which are the methods used to predict the possible conformations of a binary complex. In the present review we describe several moleculardocking search algorithms, and the programs which apply such methodologies. We also discuss how virtual screening can be optimized, describing methods that may increase accuracy of the simulation process, with relatively fast docking algorithms.
Keywords: Molecular docking, docking algorithms, virtual screening, rigid-body docking, flexible docking
Current Drug Targets
Title: Molecular Docking Algorithms
Volume: 9 Issue: 12
Author(s): Raquel Dias and Walter Filgueira de Azevedo Jr.
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Keywords: Molecular docking, docking algorithms, virtual screening, rigid-body docking, flexible docking
Abstract: By means of virtual screening of small molecules databases it is possible to identify new potential inhibitors against a target of interest. Molecular docking is a computer simulation procedure to predict the conformation of a receptor- ligand complex. Each docking program makes use of one or more specific search algorithms, which are the methods used to predict the possible conformations of a binary complex. In the present review we describe several moleculardocking search algorithms, and the programs which apply such methodologies. We also discuss how virtual screening can be optimized, describing methods that may increase accuracy of the simulation process, with relatively fast docking algorithms.
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Dias Raquel and de Azevedo Jr. Filgueira Walter, Molecular Docking Algorithms, Current Drug Targets 2008; 9 (12) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138945008786949432
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