FragVLib a free database mining software for generating "Fragment-based Virtual Library" using pocket similarity search of ligand-receptor complexes.

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Background

With the exponential increase in the number of available ligand-receptor complexes, researchers are becoming more dedicated to mine these complexes to facilitate the drug design and development process. Therefore, we present FragVLib, free software which is developed as a tool for performing similarity search across database(s) of ligand-receptor complexes for identifying binding pockets which are similar to that of a target receptor.

Results

The search is based on 3D-geometric and chemical similarity of the atoms forming the binding pocket. For each match identified, the ligand's fragment(s) corresponding to that binding pocket are extracted, thus, forming a virtual library of fragments (FragVLib) that is useful for structure-based drug design.

SUBMITTER: Khashan R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3551653 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature