Drug design
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drug-design-185-17025341
title:
Drug design
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Drug design, often referred to as rational drug design or simply rational design, is the inventive process of finding new medications based on the knowledge of a biological target. The drug is most commonly an organic small molecule that activates or inhibits the function of a biomolecule such as a protein, which in turn results in a therapeutic benefit to the patient. In the most basic sense, drug design involves the design of molecules that are complementary in shape and charge to the biomolec
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Invention of new medications based on knowledge of a biological target
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_design
date created:
2004-04-06T09:00:29Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T20:19:34Z
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