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Investigative Techniques > Drug Development > Drug Discovery > Drug Design

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Drug Design  

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Entry terms

  • Design, Pharmaceutical
  • Pharmaceutical Design
  • Pharmaceutical Designs

Note

  • do not confuse with DESIGNER DRUGS

Scope note

  • The molecular designing of drugs for specific purposes (such as DNA-binding, enzyme inhibition, anti-cancer efficacy, etc.) based on knowledge of molecular properties such as activity of functional groups, molecular geometry, and electronic structure, and also on information cataloged on analogous molecules. Drug design is generally computer-assisted molecular modeling and does not include PHARMACOKINETICS, dosage analysis, or drug administration analysis.

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D015195

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