ISSN:
1573-4951
Keywords:
De novo drug design
;
Molecular electrostatic potential
;
Molecular complementarity
;
Molecular similarity
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Summary Three previous papers in this series have outlined an optimization method for atom assignment in drug design using fragment placement. In this paper the procedure is rigorously tested on a selection of five ligand-protein co-crystals. The algorithm is presented with the molecular graph of the ligand, and the electrostatic/hydrophobic potential of the site, with the aim of creating a placement on the molecular graph which is as electrostatically complementary or hydrophobically similar to the site as possible. Various designer options were tested, including, where appropriate, hydrogen bonding and a restricted number of halogens. In most cases, the placement obtained was at least as good as the native ligand, if not significantly better.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00124002
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