Molecular dynamics simulations in drug discovery and pharmaceutical development

OMH Salo-Ahen, I Alanko, R Bhadane, AMJJ Bonvin… - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have become increasingly useful in the modern drug
development process. In this review, we give a broad overview of the current application …

Advances in computational methods for ligand binding kinetics

F Sohraby, A Nunes-Alves - Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Binding kinetic parameters can be correlated with drug efficacy, which in recent years led to
the development of various computational methods for predicting binding kinetic rates and …

Recent progress in molecular simulation methods for drug binding kinetics

A Nunes-Alves, DB Kokh, RC Wade - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2020 - Elsevier
Highlights•Drug-target binding kinetics contribute to drug efficacy.•Many molecular dynamics
approaches to studying binding kinetics have been reported.•High quality datasets enable …

Mechanistic understanding from molecular dynamics in pharmaceutical research 2: lipid membrane in drug design

T Róg, M Girych, A Bunker - Pharmaceuticals, 2021 - mdpi.com
We review the use of molecular dynamics (MD) simulation as a drug design tool in the
context of the role that the lipid membrane can play in drug action, ie, the interaction …

[HTML][HTML] Fast approximative methods for study of ligand transport and rational design of improved enzymes for biotechnologies

O Vavra, J Damborsky, D Bednar - Biotechnology Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Acceleration of chemical reactions by the enzymes optimized using protein engineering
represents one of the key pillars of the contribution of biotechnology towards sustainability …

Roles of Accelerated Molecular Dynamics Simulations in Predictions of Binding Kinetic Parameters

J Chen, W Wang, H Sun, W He - Mini Reviews in Medicinal …, 2024 - ingentaconnect.com
Rational predictions on binding kinetics parameters of drugs to targets play significant roles
in future drug designs. Full conformational samplings of targets are requisite for accurate …

Molecular mechanics studies of factors affecting overall rate in cascade reactions: Multi‐enzyme colocalization and environment

S Kaushik, TI Hung, CA Chang - Protein Science, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Millions of years of evolution have optimized many biosynthetic pathways by use of multi‐
step catalysis. In addition, multi‐step metabolic pathways are commonly found in and on …

Contact map fingerprints of protein–ligand unbinding trajectories reveal mechanisms determining residence times computed from scaled molecular dynamics

M Bianciotto, P Gkeka, DB Kokh… - Journal of Chemical …, 2021 - ACS Publications
The binding kinetic properties of potential drugs may significantly influence their subsequent
clinical efficacy. Predictions of these properties based on computer simulations provide a …

Bell-Evans model and steered molecular dynamics in uncovering the dissociation kinetics of ligands targeting G-protein-coupled receptors

MJ Akhunzada, HJ Yoon, I Deb, A Braka, S Wu - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Recently, academic and industrial scientific communities involved in kinetics-based drug
development have become immensely interested in predicting the drug target residence …

Combining hypothesis-and data-driven neuroscience modeling in FAIR workflows

O Eriksson, US Bhalla, KT Blackwell, SM Crook… - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Modeling in neuroscience occurs at the intersection of different points of view and
approaches. Typically, hypothesis-driven modeling brings a question into focus so that a …