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What are the components of a pharmacophore feature?
What are the components of a pharmacophore feature?
- Chemical group, 3D orientation, tolerance, weight
- Chemical function, location, charge, weight
- Chemical function, location, orientation, tolerance (correct)
- Chemical group, 3D location, charge, weight
What is the purpose of ligand-based drug design?
What is the purpose of ligand-based drug design?
- To mimic the active groups on the ligand
- To generate new ligands with necessary chemical groups for biological function (correct)
- To identify features of inactive small molecules and active small molecules
- To examine the 3D structure of the biological target
What is the advantage of ligand-based drug design over receptor-based drug design?
What is the advantage of ligand-based drug design over receptor-based drug design?
- Doesn't require knowledge of the biological target structure (correct)
- Enables identification of necessary chemical groups for biological function
- Facilitates mapping of active molecule on pharmacophore
- Allows direct examination of the 3D structure of the biological target
What is the main focus of receptor-based drug design?
What is the main focus of receptor-based drug design?
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What technique joins together to form VIRTUAL SCREENING protocols?
What technique joins together to form VIRTUAL SCREENING protocols?
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Study Notes
Pharmacophore Feature Components
- A pharmacophore feature consists of several key components, including hydrogen bond acceptors, hydrogen bond donors, hydrophobic regions, and aromatic rings.
Ligand-Based Drug Design
- The primary purpose of ligand-based drug design is to identify a pharmacophore model that describes the essential features of a ligand that binds to a target protein.
- This approach is advantageous because it does not require prior knowledge of the target protein's three-dimensional structure.
Comparison of Ligand-Based and Receptor-Based Drug Design
- Ligand-based drug design has an advantage over receptor-based drug design because it can be applied even when the 3D structure of the target protein is unknown.
Receptor-Based Drug Design
- The main focus of receptor-based drug design is to design a ligand that is complementary to the binding site of the target protein.
Virtual Screening
- Virtual screening protocols combine multiple techniques, including pharmacophore filtering, shape similarity, and molecular docking, to identify potential drug candidates.
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Test your knowledge of computer aided drug design techniques including ligand-based drug design, QSARs, pharmacophore perception, receptor-based drug design, molecular modelling, and de-novo drug design. Explore how these techniques come together in virtual screening protocols to aid in drug discovery and development.
