MOLMAKER: De novo generation of 3D databases for use in drug design

被引:14
作者
Clark, DE
Firth, MA
Murray, CW
机构
[1] Proteus Molecular Design Ltd., Proteus House, Macclesfield, Cheshire, SK11 0JL, Lyme Green Business Park
来源
JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL INFORMATION AND COMPUTER SCIENCES | 1996年 / 36卷 / 01期
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10.1021/ci9502055
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
A program, MOLMAKER, is described which, in conjunction with a 2D-3D conversion program and 3D database software, can generate de novo 3D databases to aid in drug design. MOLMAKER is based upon graph-theoretical techniques for vertex degree set generation and constructive enumeration of molecular graphs. The generated molecular graphs are then functionalised in a probabilistic manner but in accordance with various constraints specified by the user. The resulting connection tables can be converted into 3D structures by commercial software and loaded into a 3D database for pharmacophore searching. The utility of MOLMAKER is illustrated by two examples of interest from the recent scientific literature: the design of novel protein kinase C agonists and of a bridging ligand for cyclophilin-calcineurin.
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页码:137 / 145
页数:9
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