Homology modeling in drug discovery: Overview, current applications, and future perspectives

MT Muhammed, E Aki‐Yalcin - Chemical biology & drug design, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Homology modeling is one of the computational structure prediction methods that are used
to determine protein 3D structure from its amino acid sequence. It is considered to be the …

Use of machine learning approaches for novel drug discovery

AN Lima, EA Philot, GHG Trossini… - Expert opinion on …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
abstract Introduction: The use of computational tools in the early stages of drug development
has increased in recent decades. Machine learning (ML) approaches have been of special …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of comparative modelling and resources dedicated to large-scale modelling of genome sequences

SD Lam, S Das, I Sillitoe, C Orengo - Acta Crystallographica Section …, 2017 - scripts.iucr.org
Computational modelling of proteins has been a major catalyst in structural biology.
Bioinformatics groups have exploited the repositories of known structures to predict high …

[HTML][HTML] Computational studies of snake venom toxins

PG Ojeda, D Ramírez, J Alzate-Morales, J Caballero… - Toxins, 2017 - mdpi.com
Most snake venom toxins are proteins, and participate to envenomation through a diverse
array of bioactivities, such as bleeding, inflammation, and pain, cytotoxic, cardiotoxic or …

[HTML][HTML] Advancements in therapeutically targeting orphan GPCRs

JA Stockert, LA Devi - Frontiers in pharmacology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) are popular biological targets for drug discovery and
development. To date there are more than 140 orphan GPCRs, ie, receptors whose …

[PDF][PDF] Homology modeling: an overview of fundamentals and tools

HJ Hasani, K Barakat - Int. Rev. Model. Simul, 2017 - researchgate.net
Resolving the three dimensional structure of a protein is a critical step in modern drug
discovery today. Homology modeling is a powerful tool that can efficiently predict protein …

[HTML][HTML] Natural products as new treatment options for trichomoniasis: A molecular docking investigation

M Snow Setzer, KG Byler, IV Ogungbe… - Scientia …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Trichomoniasis, caused by the parasitic protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis, is the most
common non-viral sexually-transmitted disease, and there can be severe complications from …

Computational Modeling Approaches in Search of Anti-Alzheimer's Disease Agents: Case Studies of Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors

V Kumar, K Roy - Computational Modeling of Drugs Against Alzheimer's …, 2023 - Springer
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the major public health concerns. Phosphodiesterases
(PDEs) are a major class of enzymes which hydrolyze two second messengers: cyclic …

Molecular dynamics simulations and computer-aided drug discovery

RC Godwin, R Melvin, FR Salsbury - Computer-aided drug discovery, 2016 - Springer
Molecular dynamics simulations of biomolecules, proteins especially, have emerged as an
important tool in the study of the conformational change, flexibility, and dynamics. These …

Structure versus function—The impact of computational methods on the discovery of specific GPCR–ligands

M Bermudez, G Wolber - Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry, 2015 - Elsevier
Over the past decades, computational methods have become invaluable for drug design
campaigns but also as auxiliary tool for structural biology. The combination of experimental …