Drug Design

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.

Year introduced: 1989

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Tree Number(s): E05.290.563.250

MeSH Unique ID: D015195

Entry Terms:

• Drug Designs
• Pharmaceutical Design
• Design, Pharmaceutical
• Pharmaceutical Designs
• Drug Modeling
• Drug Modelings
• Computer-Aided Drug Design
• Computer Aided Drug Design
• Computer-Aided Drug Designs
• Drug Design, Computer-Aided
• Computerized Drug Design
• Computerized Drug Designs
• Drug Design, Computerized

Previous Indexing:

• Chemistry, Pharmaceutical (1966-1988)
• Drugs (1966-1988)

See Also:

• Designer Drugs
• Computer-Aided Design

All MeSH Categories
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Category
Investigative Techniques
Drug Development
Drug Discovery
Drug Design
Polypharmacology