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E E Hodgkin1, A Miller, M Whittaker.
Abstract
A novel pharmacophore definition procedure is described, which uses a Monte Carlo method to superimpose molecules. Pharmacophore space is searched by a technique similar to high temperature annealing. Subsequent refinement of candidate pharmacophores by energy minimization produces low-energy conformations that may be involved in receptor binding. The method has been applied to compounds that bind to the human platelet-activating factor (PAF) receptor. Alternative binding site models for the PAF receptor are presented and discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1993 PMID: 8294944 DOI: 10.1007/BF00124360
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Comput Aided Mol Des ISSN: 0920-654X Impact factor: 3.686