ATLA::Alternatives to Laboratory Animals

Volume 23, Number 6

Computer simulation in drug research.

ATLA 23, 784-788, November/December 1995

W. Graham Richards

Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Oxford University, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QZ, UK

SUMMARY

The widening role of computer simulation in drug research is surveyed. Examples covered include the simulation of biological membranes and the prediction of the structures of interIeukin receptors.

Keywords: computer simulation, membranes, cytokines, virtual reality