Application of computerized virtual screening technique in traditional Chinese medicine.
- Author:
Wei ZHU
1
;
Ke-ji CHEN
;
Xiao-jie XU
Author Information
1. Guangdong Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Computational Biology;
Computer Simulation;
Drug Design;
Drugs, Chinese Herbal;
chemistry;
Medicine, Chinese Traditional;
methods;
Software;
Structure-Activity Relationship;
Technology, Pharmaceutical;
methods
- From:
Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine
2007;27(3):263-266
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
The rapid development of computer technology, molecular pharmacology and molecular biology extremely promoted the extensive and successful application of virtual screening technique (VST) in pharmaceutical exploitation. Based on plentiful literature and their own previous work, the authors elaborated the principles, methodology and strategy of VST systematically, gave a retrospection on the application of VST in the field of TCM in the last several years, and supposed that along with deepening of understanding, VST would play a greater role in TCM.
