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        Lecturer(s)
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                    Berka Karel, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
                
 
            
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                    Polishchuk Pavlo, M.Sc., Ph.D.
                
 
            
         
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        Course content
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        Drug design is a rather new approach towards rational search for new bioactive compounds. It is consisted from whole range of computational methods, which can be used to pre-select potential compounds for biological screening.  Course will be delivered in a series of lectures and also hands-on tutorials to give students the possibility to try discussed methods on their own;   1. Introduction to rational drug design  2. Drug design discovery  3. Pharmacological and physical chemical properties 4. Tutorial: Software - calculation of properties, web applications and databases 5. Pharmaceutical target and structure of biomolecules  6. Tutorial: Visualisation of structure, PDB database, structure files, electron density 7. Docking,  molecular mechanics and dynamics 8. Tutorial: Docking and molecular mechanics and dynamics 9. Methods for calculation of binding free energy, IC50, and inhibition constant 10. Tutorial: scoring functions 11. Tutorial: advanced methods for calculation of binding free energy 12. Future challenges in in silico drug design  Lecture is follow-up to Radional Drug Design (KFC/DD)
         
         
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        Learning activities and teaching methods
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        Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Training in job and motor Skils
        
            
                    
                
                    
                    - Preparation for the Exam
                        - 60 hours per semester
                    
 
                
             
        
        
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                Learning outcomes
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                The students will deepen practical skills in in silico drug design.
                 
                To describe main methods used in drug design, to use methods on example.
                 
                
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                Prerequisites
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                Student should be studying master degree or higher.
                
                
                    
                        
                    
                    
                
                
  
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                Assessment methods and criteria
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                        Oral exam
                        
                        
                         
                        
                    
                    
                
                 Short drug design project on the student's suggestion, to show ability to discuss drug design methodology.
                 
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        Recommended literature
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                    Abraham, D.J., Rotella, P.R. (2010). Burger's Medicinal Chemistry, Drug Discovery and Development (7th edition). Wiley. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Alvarez, J. & Shoichet B. (Eds.). (2005). Virtual Screening in Drug Discovery. Taylor&Francis. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Krogsgaard-Larsen, P., Stromgaard, K., Madsen, U. (2010). Textbook of Drug Design and Discovery (4th Ed.). CRC Press. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Leach AR. (2001). Molecular Modelling - Principles and Applications (2 edition). Pearson Education. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Young, D.C. (2009). Computational Drug Design. Wiley. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Young D.C. (2001). Computational Chemistry, a Practical Guide for Applying Techniques to Real World Problems. Wiley. 
                
 
            
         
         
         
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