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Integrated in Silico Methods for the Design and Optimization of Novel Drug Candidates: A Case Study on Fluoroquinolones – Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA Gyrase Inhibitors

Integrated in Silico Methods for the Design and Optimization of Novel Drug Candidates: A Case Study on Fluoroquinolones – Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA Gyrase Inhibitors
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Author(s): Nikola Minovski (National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia)and Marjana Novič (National Institute of Chemistry, Slovenia)
Copyright: 2015
Pages: 49
Source title: Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships in Drug Design, Predictive Toxicology, and Risk Assessment
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kunal Roy (Jadavpur University, India)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8136-1.ch008

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Abstract

Although almost fully automated, the discovery of novel, effective, and safe drugs is still a long-term and highly expensive process. Consequently, the need for fleet, rational, and cost-efficient development of novel drugs is crucial, and nowadays the advanced in silico drug design methodologies seem to effectively meet these issues. The aim of this chapter is to provide a comprehensive overview of some of the current trends and advances in the in silico design of novel drug candidates with a special emphasis on 6-fluoroquinolone (6-FQ) antibacterials as potential novel Mycobacterium tuberculosis DNA gyrase inhibitors. In particular, the chapter covers some of the recent aspects of a wide range of in silico drug discovery approaches including multidimensional machine-learning methods, ligand-based and structure-based methodologies, as well as their proficient combination and integration into an intelligent virtual screening protocol for design and optimization of novel 6-FQ analogs.

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