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  • Biomedical research
  • Computational biology
  • Drug discovery

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  • Drug target identification is a major challenge in pharmaceutical research.
  • Artificial intelligence (AI) offers powerful tools for predicting drug-target interactions.
  • AI can analyze large biomedical datasets to understand drug mechanisms.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To provide a comprehensive overview of AI applications in drug target discovery.
  • To highlight the potential and challenges of AI in pharmaceutical research.
  • To offer practical guidance for integrating AI into drug discovery workflows.

Main Methods:

  • Review of recent public databases and computational methods.
  • Analysis of AI-driven approaches for drug-target interaction prediction.
  • Exploration of user-friendly AI tools for researchers.

Main Results:

  • AI significantly enhances the efficiency and accuracy of virtual screening, binding affinity estimation, and target identification.
  • AI enables deeper insights into complex biological networks and drug mechanisms.
  • Key challenges include ensuring prediction precision and integrating AI into existing workflows.

Conclusions:

  • AI holds immense potential to accelerate the discovery of novel therapeutic drugs.
  • Overcoming integration barriers and ensuring prediction accuracy are crucial for widespread AI adoption.
  • This review empowers researchers, even those without computational expertise, to leverage AI for drug discovery.