Yada: a novel tool for molecular docking calculations.

S Piotto1, L Di Biasi2, R Fino2

  • 1Department of Pharmacy, University of Salerno, Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084, Fisciano, SA, Italy. piotto@unisa.it.

Summary

Yada is a new molecular docking tool that efficiently uses computer grids for drug discovery. It improves accuracy, especially when protein binding sites are unknown, by combining biological and structural data.

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