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Review
. 2005 Aug;9(4):371-80.
doi: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2005.06.007.

Recent applications of protein crystallography and structure-guided drug design

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Recent applications of protein crystallography and structure-guided drug design

Shawn P Williams et al. Curr Opin Chem Biol. 2005 Aug.

Abstract

Technological advances to increase the throughput of purified protein production and co-crystallization of target proteins with small molecules have helped to solidify the role that structure via crystallography has on drug discovery. Visualization of how drug-like molecules bind to the target protein is a key step in driving follow-up or preclinical chemistry to improve characteristics of the molecule. Using structural information to guide small-molecule design and generate new chemical ideas is now a mainstay in the drug discovery process.

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