editedbook
SOFTWARE USED IN DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT
Area/Stream: Pharmacy & Nursing,
Authors: Syed Ahad Hussain, Shariqha Saboor, Zareen Fatima, Namreen Fathima, Mohd Salman Ahmed Khan
Keywords: Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, Ligand, docking, drug discovery.
Book Name /series: Futuristic Trends in Pharmacy & Nursing ,Volume 2, Book 25, Part3, Chapter 1
Publication: IIP Proceedings
Year: 2022,
Month: November
Page No: 275-287,
ISSN/ISBN: 978-93-95632-87-4,
DOI/Link: https://rsquarel.org/assets/docupload/rsl2023E194CA5B8BC9F66.pdf
Abstract:
There is a lot of work involved in drug discovery, which includes the design and development of drugs, but only a small number of them make it to market. Over the past three decades, software-based drug discovery and improvement methods have played a major role in the development of bioactive compounds. To study the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamics properties of drugs and the structural interest dating between ligand and its target, new software programme based techniques such as molecular modelling, structure-based drug design, structure-based digital screening, lig and interaction, and molecular dynamics are considered effective. As a result of the use of computational methods and docking techniques, hit identification and lead optimization can be achieved. Methods such as this one are more efficient, accurate, and provide valuable information about experimental findings and mechanisms of motion in less time. If these techniques are properly implemented, they could also lead to lower drug design and improvement costs. Nowadays, in biomedical science, these tools play an important role in specific stages of drug discovery. For drug design and development, the most commonly used software is discussed in the study.
Cite this: Syed Ahad Hussain, Shariqha Saboor, Zareen Fatima, Namreen Fathima, Mohd Salman Ahmed Khan,"SOFTWARE USED IN DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT", Futuristic Trends in Pharmacy & Nursing ,Volume 2, Book 25, Part3, Chapter 1, November, 2022, 275-287, 978-93-95632-87-4, https://rsquarel.org/assets/docupload/rsl2023E194CA5B8BC9F66.pdf