Impact of different protonation states on virtual screening performance against cruzain

Viviane Corrêa Santos1, Augusto César Broilo Campos1, Birgit J Waldner2

  • 1Laboratório de Modelagem Molecular e Planejamento de Fármacos, Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

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