title: Computational methods for drug design and discovery: focus on China.
abstract: In the past decades, China's computational drug design and discovery research has experienced fast development through various novel methodologies. Application of these methods spans a wide range, from drug target identification to hit discovery and lead optimization. In this review, we firstly provide an overview of China's status in this field and briefly analyze the possible reasons for this rapid advancement. The methodology development is then outlined. For each selected method, a short background precedes an assessment of the method with respect to the needs of drug discovery, and, in particular, work from China is highlighted. Furthermore, several successful applications of these methods are illustrated. Finally, we conclude with a discussion of current major challenges and future directions of the field.
authors.affiliation: Drug Discovery and Design Center, State Key Laboratory of Drug Research, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 555 Zuchongzhi Road, Shanghai 201203, China.
authors.forename: Mingyue
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Xian
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Honglin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.forename: Hualiang
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Jiang
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods*; D016503:Drug Delivery Systems / Q000379:methods; D015195:Drug Design; D055808:Drug Discovery / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008958:Models, Molecular; D010600:Pharmacology / Q000379:methods*
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