Docking

Docking is a mechanism to analyze the interaction of two or more molecular structures (i.e., receptor and ligand).

Latest Docking News

Predict putative protein targets for small molecules using a new tool

It is computationally costly to predict target proteins for query compounds or…

Tariq Abdullah

Converting smiles into 3D structures using openbabel.

Openbabel is used to inter-convert many file formats . It is available…

Tariq Abdullah

How to download small molecules from ZINC database for virtual screening?

It is difficult to manage thousands of compounds altogether while performing virtual…

Dr. Muniba Faiza

Prepare receptor and ligand files for docking using Python scripts

Docking software such as Autodock4 and Autodock Vina require input receptor and…

Dr. Muniba Faiza

Virtual Screening Methodology for Structure-based Drug Designing

Virtual High Throughput Screening (vHTS), also known as Virtual Screening (VS) is…

Dr. Muniba Faiza

Video Tutorial: Virtual Screening using Autodock Vina

This is a video tutorial of our existing article.

Dr. Muniba Faiza

Beginner’s Guide for Docking using Autodock Vina

We have compiled all articles on docking into a Special Issue. This…

Bioinformatics Review

How to perform virtual screening using Autodock Vina?

Virtual screening is used to identify small molecules that are most likely…

Dr. Muniba Faiza

Protein-ligand interaction analysis using LigPlot+

In our last article, we explained the installation of LigPlot+ on Ubuntu.…

Tariq Abdullah

Vina output analysis using Discovery Studio visualizer

The discovery studio (DS) visualizer offers several features for analyzing docking results.…

Dr. Muniba Faiza

Autodock VinaXB for molecular docking of protein complexes containing halogen bonding interactions

Molecular docking is the most widely used technique which is used to…

Tariq Abdullah

Video tutorial: How to install Autodock Vina on Ubuntu?

This is a video tutorial of Autodock Vina installation on Ubuntu, based on…

Dr. Muniba Faiza

How to perform blind docking using AutoDock Vina?

Blind docking is done when the catalytic/binding residues are unknown in a…

Dr. Muniba Faiza

Tutorial: Vina Output Analysis Using PyMol

The analysis of Autodock Vina results is a bit tricky in the…

Tariq Abdullah

Video Tutorial: Autodock Vina Result Analysis with PyMol

This is a video tutorial to demonstrate the analysis of Autodock Vina results…

Dr. Muniba Faiza

Raccoon2: A GUI facilitating virtual screenings with Autodock and Autodock Vina

In the previous article, a new plugin called 'Raccoon' was mentioned, which…

Tariq Abdullah

How to install Raccoon plugin on Ubuntu for virtual screening using Autodock?

As mentioned in our previous articles, Autodock Vina is a very useful…

Dr. Muniba Faiza

Web-based tools for protein-peptide docking

Protein-protein interactions are considered necessary in interactome analysis as they play an…

Tariq Abdullah

Video Tutorial: How to perform docking using Autodock Vina

This is a video added to our existing tutorial

Dr. Muniba Faiza

How to install AutoDock Vina on Ubuntu?

AutoDock Vina is one of the most popular software in Bioinformatics, known…

Dr. Muniba Faiza