Navigating In The Ocean Of Molecules: Computer Program Points The Way To New Disease Treatments
Tuesday, August 11, 2009 - 02:14
in Biology & Nature
Tracking down new active agents for cancer or malaria treatment could soon become easier. A new computer program acts as a tool for navigating chemical space. It generates maps of chemically-related structures and links them to biological activity, that is, to their potential to bind to proteins, in particular medically relevant proteins.