Question

Protein engineering and drug designing requires CAMM (computer aided molecular modeling) because of

• A. Study of three dimensional structures of receptors and functional molecules
• B. Requirement of DNA recombinant technology
• C. Specificity of proteins
• D. All of the above

Answer 1

The correct option is A Study of three dimensional structures of receptors and functional molecules

The drug is most commonly an organic small molecule that activates or inhibits the function of a biomolecule such as a protein, which in turn results in a therapeutic benefit to the patient. Drug design involves the design of small molecules that are complementary in shape and charge to the biomolecular target with which they interact and therefore will bind to it. Drug design relies on computer modeling techniques. This type of modeling is often referred to as computer-aided drug design. Drug design that relies on the knowledge of the three-dimensional structure of the biomolecular target is known as structure-based drug design.