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Advanced Computational Methodologies To Study Binding Free Energies Of Biomolecular Complexes, Rajat Kumar Pal
Advanced Computational Methodologies To Study Binding Free Energies Of Biomolecular Complexes, Rajat Kumar Pal
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Molecular recognition is the basis of biological mechanisms and is a key element to consider while formulating effective and safe drugs. Pharmaceutical drugs are designed so as to bind a target protein even at very low concentrations to alter the diseased conditions without interfering with normal biological processes. In a rational drug design process, this is achieved by acquiring information about the chemical structure and the physical and chemical properties of the target protein receptor to gain insights on how changing the chemical composition of the substrate drug could affect the protein-drug interaction and binding affinities. Computational models are used …