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  • Medicinal Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Pharmacology

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  • Drug design systematically searches for novel biologically active compounds.
  • Traditional drug design focuses on molecular target interactions.
  • Modern drug design incorporates efficacy, safety, bioavailability, and metabolic stability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide an overview of active scaffold identification approaches.
  • To present computational methods for guiding drug optimization.
  • To discuss the appropriate application of various techniques.

Main Methods:

  • Review of established and novel drug design strategies.
  • In silico methods for scaffold identification.
  • Computational techniques for lead optimization.

Main Results:

  • Drug design encompasses scaffold modification and de novo design.
  • Active scaffold identification is distinct from the design process.
  • Consideration of factors beyond molecular targets is crucial for modern drug design.

Conclusions:

  • A comprehensive overview of drug design methodologies is presented.
  • Computational tools aid in scaffold discovery and optimization.
  • The choice of technique depends on specific project requirements.