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DockingAnalyzer.py: A New Python script to Identify Ligand Binding in Protein Pockets.

High-throughput virtual screening (HTVS) is a pivotal technique in drug discovery that…

Dr. Muniba Faiza Dr. Muniba Faiza

CNN-DDI: A drug-drug interaction prediction method using convolutional neural networks

Drug-drug interaction (DDI) prediction is gaining much more interest in the drug…

Tariq Abdullah Tariq Abdullah

DrugShot- A new web-based application to retrieve list of small molecules.

It is not an easy task to retrieve names of small molecules…

Tariq Abdullah Tariq Abdullah

Most widely used tools for drug-drug interaction prediction

Drug-drug interaction is an important method in bioinformatics, especially in the case…

Dr. Muniba Faiza Dr. Muniba Faiza

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 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 Dr. Muniba Faiza

Virtual Screening Methodology for Structure-based Drug Designing

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

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Beginner’s Guide for Docking using Autodock Vina

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

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How to perform virtual screening using Autodock Vina?

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

Dr. Muniba Faiza Dr. Muniba Faiza

Vina output analysis using Discovery Studio visualizer

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

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How to perform blind docking using AutoDock Vina?

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

Dr. Muniba Faiza 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 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 Dr. Muniba Faiza

Video Tutorial: How to perform docking using Autodock Vina

This is a video added to our existing tutorial

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Prediction of biochemical reactions catalyzed by enzymes in humans

There are many biological important enzymes which exist in the human body,…

Dr. Muniba Faiza Dr. Muniba Faiza

A review on the effects of CMPF binding with Human Serum Albumin

The interaction amongst plasma proteins and drugs is an imperative pharmacological parameter…

Bhawna Dixit Bhawna Dixit

Systems pharmacology and drug development

Systems pharmacology is an emerging area in the field of medicinal chemistry…

Dr. Muniba Faiza Dr. Muniba Faiza