It is a strange phenomenon in medicinal chemistry that a measure of weight is…
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Lipophilicity represents arguably the biggest risk factor in small molecule drug design and as…
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Which Amino Acid is the Strongest H-Bonder
by Darryl B McConnell
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When analyzing a drug binding pocket it is important to assess which amino acid…
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In Drug Design Two Thirds of H-bonds are Weak
by Darryl B McConnell
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Medicinal chemists spend a lot of time thinking about how to make protein-ligand interactions…
Non-covalent molecular interactions in an aqueous environment and the resulting Gibbs free energy of…
William Ripka, one of the pioneers of structure-based drug design, highlighted the conceptual simplicity…
“How long does it take to discovery a drug?” is a questions I am…