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Guida Research Group - QM/MM Docking Techniques

Quantum Mechanical/Molecular Mechanical Docking Techniques

Quantum mechanical techniques are combined with docking to estimate more accurate binding free energies and modes. Structures are first docked into an active site, then partial charges are calculated for the ligand in context of its environment. The ligand is docked again with the new partial charges.