Modelagem Molecular: Uma Ferramenta para o Planejamento Racional de Fármacos em Química Medicinal Molecular modeling: a tool for rational drug design in medicinal chemistry

Abstract

The molecular basis of modern therapeutics consist in the modulation of cell function by the interaction of microbioactive molecules as drug cells macromolecules structures. Molecular modeling is a computational technique developed to access the chemical structure. This methodology, by means of the molecular similarity and complementary paradigm, is the basis for the computer-assisted drug design universally employed in pharmaceutical research laboratories to obtain more efficient, more selective, and safer drugs. In this work, we discuss some methods for molecular modeling and some approaches to evaluate new bioactive structures in development by our research group.

Keywords

• molecular modeling
• medicinal chemistry
• drug design