Methods and Principles in Medicinal Chemistry, Vol. 48: Virtual Screening: Principles, Challenges, and Practical Guidelines

摘要

This book covers all areas of virtual screening (VS) to provide readers with a complete overview of the domain, be they young scientists or experienced researchers in the field. The first part is a meticulous presentation of VS principles that will be useful for beginners, but will appear too detailed at times and they might have to skip some paragraphs. They will, however, find the theoretical bases and all the explanations necessary to further their comprehension of the area. Chapters begin with general ideas and go on with more specific and in-depth notions. Readers will find all the bibliographic references from early on. The chapters are written in a comprehensive and progressive way and provide all the definitions and field vocabulary necessary. A young scientist beginning in the field of virtual screening or PhD student will find great interest in a thorough reading of this first part. The last chapter focuses on docking, introducing basic notions but also more advanced concepts and starting discussions that will further be described in the second part of the book.