Abstract
Virtual screening is a knowledge driven approach. Therefore, synergies between different virtual screening methods using information about the drug target as well as about known ligands in combination promise the best results. Finding novel active scaffolds is often a more important success criterion than hit rates of virtual screens. Novelty should also be considered in balance with often weaker activities of virtual screening hits. Virtual screening is most effective if performed in iterations following up on weak primary hits of interest through testing of structural analogs and additional synthesis of compounds.
Keywords: In silico screening, docking, scoring, compound similarity, pharmacophore
Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry
Title: Synergies of Virtual Screening Approaches
Volume: 8 Issue: 9
Author(s): Ingo Muegge
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Keywords: In silico screening, docking, scoring, compound similarity, pharmacophore
Abstract: Virtual screening is a knowledge driven approach. Therefore, synergies between different virtual screening methods using information about the drug target as well as about known ligands in combination promise the best results. Finding novel active scaffolds is often a more important success criterion than hit rates of virtual screens. Novelty should also be considered in balance with often weaker activities of virtual screening hits. Virtual screening is most effective if performed in iterations following up on weak primary hits of interest through testing of structural analogs and additional synthesis of compounds.
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Muegge Ingo, Synergies of Virtual Screening Approaches, Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2008; 8 (9) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/138955708785132792
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