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Principles in Computational Chemistry
Authors: Mavromoustakos, Thomas
Chontzopoulou, Eleni
Kiriakidi, Sofia
Zoumpoulakis, Panagiotis
Reviewer: Tzakos, Andreas
Subject: NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > BIOCHEMISTRY
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
NATURAL SCIENCES AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES > CHEMISTRY > PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Keywords:
Molecular Modeling
Drug Design
Protein
Drug
Computational Chemistry
Energy Minimization
Quantum Mechanics
Molecular Mechanics
Peptidomimetics
Molecular Dynamics
Molecular Docking
Conformational Analysis
Description:
Abstract:
In this book, the research sector of Molecular Modeling is defined and its contribution to experimental chemistry is extensively analyzed (Chapter 1). Moreover, the importance of computational analysis in the Rational Drug Design of novel compounds is described, as well as its role in complementing the experimental results (Chapter 3). In particular, the contribution of Molecular Dynamics, Extended analysis, Energy Minimization (Chapter 4), and Monte Carlo methods (Chapter 8) to the drug design process is thoroughly discussed. Quantum (Chapter 6) and Molecular mechanical approaches (Chapter 8) are analyzed for the energy calculation and the conformational search of chemical compounds. Furthermore, the forces that govern the interactions of the pharmaceutical molecules with their macromolecule targets are discussed. In the same chapter, the developing algorithms which are used to describe molecular binding are illustrated (Chapter 7). Peptidomimetics is a separate chapter because of its major importance in synthesizing and designing new pharmaceutical molecules. The main example in the history of peptidomimetics resides in the renin-angiotensin system (Chapter 5). In addition, the book includes a specific chapter for the molecular modeling of lipid bilayers and transmembrane receptors, since they act as potent targets for a variety of different drugs (Chapters 2 & 9). Finally, Chapter 10 illustrates some general examples and future insights for the Molecular Modeling research sector. The chapters are accompanied by many questions, exercises, and tests, so the students can understand computational chemistry concepts. Answers are also offered for some of the questions, to aid the students understand the studying material of each chapter. We are sure that the adequate number of questions, examples, and exercises is quite helpful for both the professors and the students in understanding the concepts of Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling.
Linguistic Editors: Dimopoulou, Maria
Graphic Editors: Papakonstantinou, Konstantinos
Type: Postgraduate textbook
Creation Date: 28-09-2022
Item Details:
ISBN 978-618-5667-87-0
License: Attribution - NonCommercial - ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-118
Handle http://hdl.handle.net/11419/8624
Bibliographic Reference: Mavromoustakos, T., Chontzopoulou, E., Kiriakidi, S., & Zoumpoulakis, P. (2022). Principles in Computational Chemistry [Postgraduate textbook]. Kallipos, Open Academic Editions. https://dx.doi.org/10.57713/kallipos-118
Language: Greek
Consists of:
1. Introduction in Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling
2. The Drug and its road to Ithaca
3. Representation of molecular systems
4. Methods for energy minimization
5. Peptidomimetics and rational drug design
6. Introduction and applications to Quantum Computational Chemistry
7. Molecular Docking
8. Simulation of Molecular Systems
9. The structure of “lipid bilayer” of membranes as a definitive factor of drugs’ bioactivity
10. General conclusions and Future prospects of Molecular Modeling
11. Evaluation tests
Number of pages 270
Publication Origin: Kallipos, Open Academic Editions
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