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ArticleChemical science2019

Predicting protein-ligand binding affinity and correcting crystal structures with quantum mechanical calculations: lactate dehydrogenase A.

Iva Lukac, Hend Abdelhakim, Richard A Ward, Stephen A St-Gallay, Judith C Madden, Andrew G Leach

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Article in Chemical science, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 authors.

Iva LukacSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences , Liverpool John Moores University , Byrom Street , Liverpool , L3 3AF , UK . Email: a.g.leach@ljmu.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-4938-7106
Hend AbdelhakimSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences , Liverpool John Moores University , Byrom Street , Liverpool , L3 3AF , UK . Email: a.g.leach@ljmu.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-8344-2431
Richard A WardChemistry, Oncology, IMED Biotech Unit , AstraZeneca , Cambridge , UK.ORCID 0000-0002-2310-9477
Stephen A St-GallaySygnature Discovery Ltd , Bio City, Pennyfoot St , Nottingham , NG1 1GF , UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3904-007X
Judith C MaddenSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences , Liverpool John Moores University , Byrom Street , Liverpool , L3 3AF , UK . Email: a.g.leach@ljmu.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0001-6142-5860
Andrew G LeachSchool of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences , Liverpool John Moores University , Byrom Street , Liverpool , L3 3AF , UK . Email: a.g.leach@ljmu.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-1325-8273

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurately computing the geometry and energy of host-guest and protein-ligand interactions requires a physically accurate description of the forces in action. Quantum mechanics can provide this accuracy but the calculations can require a prohibitive quantity of computational resources. The size of the calculations can be reduced by including only the atoms of the receptor that are in close proximity to the ligand. We show that when combined with log

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