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Seeing our way to drug design

  • Perspectives Part III. Hardware And Software
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Perspectives in Drug Discovery and Design

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Interactive molecular graphics plays an important role in every stage of the drug design process. The technology of molecular graphics has advanced considerably over the past 30 years, both in terms of hardware features for advanced rendering and computation, and in terms of software environments for rapid, flexible and extensible program development. This paper discusses the role of interactive computer graphics in rational drug design, from structure determination, computation and analysis, through prediction and design, to communication and presentation. The emphasis is on the new trends in the technology, and how they can be utilized to facilitate and improve the various stages of the process.

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Olson, A.J., Morris, G.M. Seeing our way to drug design. Perspectives in Drug Discovery and Design 1, 329–344 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02174533

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