An Introduction To Chemoinformatics

Description

Chemoinformatics draws upon techniques from many disciplines including computer science, mathematics, computational chemistry and data visualisation to tackle these problems. This, the first text written specifically for this field, aims to provide an introduction to the major techniques of chemoinformatics. The first part of the book deals with the representation of 2D and 3D molecular structures, the calculation of molecular descriptors and the construction of mathematical models. The second part describes other important topics including molecular similarity and diversity, the analysis of large data sets, virtual screening, and library design. Simple illustrative examples are used throughout to illustrate key concepts, supplemented with case studies from the literature. The book is aimed at graduate students, final-year undergraduates, and professional scientists. No prior knowledge is assumed other than a familiarity with chemistry and some basic mathematical concepts. Front Matter....Pages i-xv Representation And Manipulation Of 2D Molecular Structures....Pages 1-25 Representation And Manipulation Of 3d Molecular Structures....Pages 27-52 Molecular Descriptors....Pages 53-74 Computational Models....Pages 75-97 Similarity Methods....Pages 99-117 Selecting Diverse Sets Of Compounds....Pages 119-139 Analysis Of High-Throughput Screening Data....Pages 141-158 Virtual Screening....Pages 159-181 Combinatorial Chemistry And Library Design....Pages 183-201 Back Matter....Pages 203-255