Molecular dynamics simulations in drug discovery and pharmaceutical development

OMH Salo-Ahen, I Alanko, R Bhadane, AMJJ Bonvin… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have become increasingly useful in the modern drug
development process. In this review, we give a broad overview of the current application …

Chalcone derivatives: promising starting points for drug design

MN Gomes, EN Muratov, M Pereira, JC Peixoto… - Molecules, 2017 - mdpi.com
Medicinal chemists continue to be fascinated by chalcone derivatives because of their
simple chemistry, ease of hydrogen atom manipulation, straightforward synthesis, and a …

Molecular dynamics-driven drug discovery: leaping forward with confidence

A Ganesan, ML Coote, K Barakat - Drug discovery today, 2017 - Elsevier
Highlights•Currently, developing a market-approved drug costs a staggering $2.6 billion.•In
silico methods have become an important strategy for narrowing down on promising lead …

Principles and overview of sampling methods for modeling macromolecular structure and dynamics

T Maximova, R Moffatt, B Ma, R Nussinov… - PLoS computational …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Investigation of macromolecular structure and dynamics is fundamental to understanding
how macromolecules carry out their functions in the cell. Significant advances have been …

Structure‐Based virtual screening, docking, ADMET, molecular dynamics, and MM‐PBSA calculations for the discovery of potential natural SARS‐CoV‐2 helicase …

AM Metwaly, A Elwan, AAMM El-Attar… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Continuing our antecedent work against COVID‐19, a set of 5956 compounds of traditional
Chinese medicine have been virtually screened for their potential against SARS‐CoV‐2 …

Potential therapeutic targets and the role of technology in developing novel antileishmanial drugs

R Rajasekaran, YPP Chen - Drug discovery today, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Anti-leishmanial drugs available today pose severe side effects and are not
affordable.•Identifying suitable drug target is essential for effective drug development.•Target …

Understanding effects of PAMAM dendrimer size and surface chemistry on serum protein binding with discrete molecular dynamics simulations

B Wang, Y Sun, TP Davis, PC Ke, Y Wu… - … sustainable chemistry & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Polyamidoamine (PAMAM) dendrimers, a class of polymeric nanoparticles (NPs) with highly
controllable sizes and surface chemistry, are promising candidates for many biomedical …

Revealing the atomistic details behind the binding of B7–1 to CD28 and CTLA-4: A comprehensive protein-protein modelling study

A Ganesan, TC Moon, KH Barakat - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background CD28 and CTLA-4 are homologous T-cell receptors that bind with B7–1 and
produce two opposing immunological signals required for T-cell activation and inactivation …

Thirty years of molecular dynamics simulations on posttranslational modifications of proteins

AT Weigle, J Feng, D Shukla - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Posttranslational modifications (PTMs) are an integral component to how cells respond to
perturbation. While experimental advances have enabled improved PTM identification …

Applications of computer-aided approaches in the development of hepatitis C antiviral agents

A Ganesan, K Barakat - Expert Opinion on Drug Discovery, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a global health problem that causes
several chronic life-threatening liver diseases. The numbers of people affected by HCV are …