Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2009;9(9):771-90.
doi: 10.2174/156802609789207127.

Structure-based drug design strategies in medicinal chemistry

Affiliations
Free article
Review

Structure-based drug design strategies in medicinal chemistry

Adriano D Andricopulo et al. Curr Top Med Chem. 2009.
Free article

Abstract

A broad variety of medicinal chemistry approaches can be used for the identification of hits, generation of leads, as well as to accelerate the development of high quality drug candidates. Structure-based drug design (SBDD) methods are becoming increasingly powerful, versatile and more widely used. This review summarizes current developments in structure-based virtual screening and receptor-based pharmacophores, highlighting achievements as well as challenges, along with the value of structure-based lead optimization, with emphasis on recent examples of successful applications for the identification of novel active compounds.

PubMed Disclaimer

Similar articles

Cited by

Publication types

LinkOut - more resources