LiGRO: a graphical user interface for protein–ligand molecular dynamics

To speed up the drug-discovery process, molecular dynamics (MD) calculations performed in GROMACS can be coupled to docking simulations for the post-screening analyses of large compound libraries. This requires generating the topology of the ligands in different software, some basic knowledge of Linux command lines, and a certain familiarity in handling the output files. LiGRO—the python-based graphical interface introduced here—was designed to overcome these protein–ligand parameterization challenges by allowing the graphical (non command line-based) control of GROMACS (MD and analysis), ACPYPE (ligand topology builder) and PLIP (protein-binder interactions monitor)—programs that can be used together to fully perform and analyze the outputs of complex MD simulations (including energy minimization and NVT/NPT equilibration). By allowing the calculation of linear interaction energies in a simple and quick fashion, LiGRO can be used in the drug-discovery pipeline to select compounds with a better protein-binding interaction profile. The design of LiGRO allows researchers to freely download and modify the software, with the source code being available under the terms of a GPLv3 license from http://www.ufrgs.br/lasomfarmacia/ligro/ ..

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

Journal of molecular modeling - 23(2017), 11, Seite 1-6

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kagami, Luciano Porto [VerfasserIn]
das Neves, Gustavo Machado [Sonstige Person]
da Silva, Alan Wilter Sousa [Sonstige Person]
Caceres, Rafael Andrade [Sonstige Person]
Kawano, Daniel Fábio [Sonstige Person]
Eifler-Lima, Vera Lucia [Sonstige Person]

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BKL:

35.06

Themen:

Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Chemistry
Computer Appl. in Life Sciences
Computer Applications in Chemistry
Design modifications
Docking
Downloading
Energy conservation
Graphical user interface
Gromacs
Libraries
Ligands
Mathematical analysis
Molecular Medicine
Molecular dynamics
Molecular dynamics and ACPYPE
Parametrization
Protein-ligand
Proteins
Theoretical and Computational Chemistry
Topology

doi:

10.1007/s00894-017-3475-9

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

OLC1999786696