Structure-based drug design strategies and challenges

X Wang, K Song, L Li, L Chen - Current Topics in Medicinal …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Over the past ten years, the number of three-dimensional protein structures identified by
advanced science and technology increases, and the gene information becomes more …

Molecular basis of mammalian odor discrimination: a status report

E Block - Journal of agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2018 - ACS Publications
Humans have 396 unique, intact olfactory receptors (ORs), G-protein coupled receptors
(GPCRs) containing receptor-specific binding sites; other mammals have more. Activation of …

Molecular modeling of histamine receptors—recent advances in drug discovery

P Mehta, P Miszta, S Filipek - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
The recent developments of fast reliable docking, virtual screening and other algorithms
gave rise to discovery of many novel ligands of histamine receptors that could be used for …

Computational investigations on the binding mode of ligands for the cannabinoid-activated G protein-coupled receptor GPR18

A Neumann, V Engel, AB Mahardhika, CT Schoeder… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
GPR18 is an orphan G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) expressed in cells of the immune
system. It is activated by the cannabinoid receptor (CB) agonist∆ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol …

Improvising 5-HT7R homology model for design of high affinity ligands: model validation with docking, embrace minimization, MM-GBSA, and molecular dynamic …

P Jha, S Chaturvedi, Swastika, S Pal… - Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
The subtype, 5-HT7R has been implicated in neurological disorders and presents itself as a
promising target for antidepressant drugs. Design of targeted selective ligands, require a …

Ligand binding mechanisms in human cone visual pigments

S Srinivasan, R Guixà-González, A Cordomí… - Trends in biochemical …, 2019 - cell.com
Vertebrate vision starts with light absorption by visual pigments in rod and cone
photoreceptor cells of the retina. Rhodopsin, in rod cells, responds to dim light, whereas …

Molecular modelling studies on 2-substituted octahydropyrazinopyridoindoles for histamine H2 receptor antagonism

M Saxena, SS Bhunia, AK Saxena - SAR and QSAR in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
The human histamine H2 receptor (hH2HR) is a G-protein coupled receptor protein with
seven transmembrane (TM)-spanning helices primarily involved in regulation of gastric acid …

Computer Aided Drug Design

B Kumar, PA Chawla, V Chawla - … and Drug Delivery: An Application Guide …, 2022 - Springer
Various challenges such as cost and time consumption problems associated with traditional
drug design and development process have been overcome with in silico approaches …

Integration on ligand and structure based approaches in GPCRs

AK Saxena, SS Bhunia, M Saxena - Structure and Function of GPCRs, 2019 - Springer
The GPCRs are involved in wide range of physiological functions and pathological
conditions and hence they are considered drug targets of immense pharmaceutical …

Molecular modelling approaches for the analysis of histamine receptors and their interaction with ligands

A Strasser, HJ Wittmann - Histamine and Histamine Receptors in Health …, 2017 - Springer
Several experimental techniques to analyse histamine receptors are available, eg
pharmacological characterisation of known or new compounds by different types of assays …