The Search for Active Molecules in the Pharmaceutical Industry
The search for active molecules is the objective of several pharmaceutical companies around the world. Many of these companies focus their research on plant extracts due to the immense diversity of chemical structures that these extracts offer. History of Drug Discoveries In the past, researchers searched for drugs at random and often, with a little […]
COVID-19: Drug Discovery and Repurposing
The COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus, prompted researchers from government agencies and the private sector to look for potential medicines to reduce or eliminate the symptoms of the disease. To accelerate the discovery of an effective drug, both the drug repurposing strategy and the identification of new SARS-CoV-2 proteins were widely used. Computational […]
