Techniques and Strategies in Drug Design and Discovery
A special issue of International Journal of Molecular Sciences (ISSN 1422-0067). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular Pharmacology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2023) | Viewed by 30883
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Interests: the design and synthesis of new anticancer agents; the design and synthesis of new antimicrobial compounds; studies and structural analysis; the isolation and analysis of natural compounds with anticancer effects; computer-assisted drug design studies
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Dear Colleagues,
Drug discovery is a very complex and difficult process that involves finding and developing new therapeutic entities. In recent years, the methodology behind drug discovery has rapidly evolved and comprises a plethora of paradigms and techniques, but there remains no perfect algorithm for guaranteed success. Despite considerable research, fortunate discoveries and the incredible intuition, inspiration, and creativity of researchers still play a vitally important role in the field of drug discovery, which remains popular among many scientists. Novel approaches and innovations are needed to address the dominant challenge of cost efficiency.
This Special Issue aims to provide a wide and diverse platform for researchers to present their recent efforts to improve current methodologies in order to find new molecular entities. This Special Issue focuses on presenting innovative research as well as reviews of current practices involving all aspects of drug discovery and drug development.
Prof. Dr. George Mihai Nitulescu
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- drug discovery
- drug development
- target identification
- computational drug design
- structure-based drug design
- ligand-based drug design
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