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 …

Recent developments and applications of the MMPBSA method

C Wang, DA Greene, L Xiao, R Qi… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The Molecular Mechanics Poisson-Boltzmann Surface Area (MMPBSA) approach has been
widely applied as an efficient and reliable free energy simulation method to model molecular …

[HTML][HTML] Drug targets for resistant malaria: historic to future perspectives

S Kumar, TR Bhardwaj, DN Prasad… - Biomedicine & …, 2018 - Elsevier
New antimalarial targets are the prime need for the discovery of potent drug candidates. In
order to fulfill this objective, antimalarial drug researches are focusing on promising targets …

The antimalarial pipeline

RH van Huijsduijnen, TNC Wells - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•The antimalarial pipeline has been enriched with new molecules and
targets.•The antimalarial target compound and product profiles have been redefined.•In …

Computer-aided drug design

PV Bharatam - Drug discovery and development: From targets and …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Computer-Aided Drug Design topic deals with the application of computer
hardware and software to provide solutions at every stage of drug discovery. QSAR methods …

Roles of virtual screening and molecular dynamics simulations in discovering and understanding antimalarial drugs

SS Duay, RCY Yap, AL Gaitano III, JAA Santos… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Malaria continues to be a global health threat, with approximately 247 million cases
worldwide. Despite therapeutic interventions being available, patient compliance is a …

Design, synthesis and biological evaluation of 4-aminoquinoline-guanylthiourea derivatives as antimalarial agents

S Bhagat, M Arfeen, G Das, M Ramkumar, SI Khan… - Bioorganic …, 2019 - Elsevier
Guanylthiourea (GTU) has been identified as an important antifolate antimalarial
pharmacophore unit, whereas, 4-amino quinolones are already known for antimalarial …

[HTML][HTML] Structure-based bioisosteric design, synthesis and biological evaluation of novel pyrimidines as antiplasmodial antifolate agents

MM Abdou, PM O'Neill, E Amigues… - Journal of Saudi Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
The efficacy of most marketed antimalarial drugs has been compromised by the
development of parasite resistance, underscoring an urgent need to find new drugs with …

First‐in‐human clinical trial to assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of P218, a novel candidate for malaria chemoprotection

MF Chughlay, E Rossignol, C Donini… - British journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aims This first‐in‐human clinical trial of P218, a novel dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor
antimalarial candidate, assessed safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and food effects in …

Structure-and ligand-based drug design methods for the modeling of antimalarial agents: a review of updates from 2012 onwards

VK Vyas, S Bhati, S Patel, M Ghate - Journal of Biomolecular …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Malaria still persists as one of the deadliest infectious disease having a huge morbidity and
mortality affecting the higher population of the world. Structure and ligand-based drug …