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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Aug 7.
Published in final edited form as: Future Med Chem. 2011 Jun;3(8):1057–1085. doi: 10.4155/fmc.11.63

Table 2.

Commercial software packages for drug design.

Name Owned and distributed by Modules Ref.
Discovery Studio Accelrys Inc.
  • Biopolymer: building and editing macromolecular structures

  • Catalyst: pharmacophore generation

  • CHARMM: molecular dynamics

  • LigandFit: shape-based docking

  • LibDock: feature-based docking

  • LUDI: de novo design

  • Modeller: homology modeling

  • Quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR): QSAR modeling

  • TOPKAT: ADME/T prediction

  • VAMP: semiempirical QM program

  • ZDOCK and RDOCK: protein–protein docking

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ICM Molsoft LLC
  • ICM Browser Pro: molecular graphics and visualization

  • ICM Homology: homology modeling

  • ICM Pro: small-molecule docking, protein–protein docking, protein structure prediction

  • ICM Chemist: display and manipulation of chemical datasets, chemical searching, pharmacophore searching, display chemical data, QSAR prediction

  • ICM VLS: virtual screening

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LeadIT BioSolveIT GmbH
  • FlexX: ligand docking

  • FlexX-Pharm: pharmacophore type constraint docking

  • FlexX-Ensemble: flexible receptor docking

  • FlexS: 3D alignment of small molecules

  • FTrees: similarity search

  • CoLibri: creation, management and manipulation of ligand fragments

  • ReCore: novel scaffold hopping in the binding site

  • FlexNovo: fragment-based design of compounds

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MOE Chemical Computing Group
  • Structure-based design: scaffold replacement; ligand-receptor docking; multifragment search; LigX: ligand optimization in pocket

  • Pharmacophore discovery

  • Chemoinformatics and (high-throughput screening) QSAR

  • Protein and antibody modeling: homology modeling and macromolecular simulation

  • Molecular modeling and simulations: conformation generation, analysis, and clustering

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OpenEye OpenEye Scientific Software Inc.
  • BROOD: bioisosteric replacements search

  • EON: electrostatics comparison

  • FILTER: molecular filtering and selection application

  • FRED: ligand docking and scoring

  • OMEGA: generation of 3D conformer ensembles

  • QUACPAC: tautomer/protomer enumeration

  • ROCS: shape (and chemistry) similar search

  • SZYBKI: structure optimization in situ with MMFF94

  • VIDA: graphical interface for visualization

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Schrödinger Schrödinger Inc.
  • Canvas: chemoinformatics

  • CombiGlide: combinatorial technology

  • ConfGen: bioactive conformation generation

  • Core Hopping: novel scaffolds discovery

  • Desmond: molecular dynamics

  • Epik: fast pKa and tautomer prediction

  • Glide: docking and scoring

  • Impact: molecular mechanics and dynamics

  • Jaguar: quantum mechanics

  • Konstanz Information Miner extensions: workflow/pipelining

  • Liaison: relative binding affinity prediction

  • LigPrep: 3D structure generation

  • MacroModel: a general purpose, force field-based molecular modeling program

  • MOPAC: semiempirical quantum chemistry

  • MCPRO+: Monte Carlo simulations

  • Phase: pharmacophore modeling

  • Prime: homology modeling

  • PrimeX: protein crystal structure refinement

  • QikProp: ADME/T prediction

  • QSite: quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics

  • SiteMap: protein binding site identification and analysis

  • Strike: QSAR, statistical modeling

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SYBYL Tripos Inc.
  • Biopolymer: predict and build macromolecular 3D structure

  • CombiLibMaker: generate virtual combinatorial libraries

  • Concord: 3D structure generation

  • Confort: conformers generation

  • DISCOtech: pharmacophore model building

  • Distill: determine and visualize structure–activity relationships

  • DiverseSolutions: design, compare, or select compound libraries

  • GALAHAD: pharmacophoric perception and molecular alignments

  • GASP: pharmacophore hypotheses building

  • Legion: construct virtual combinatorial libraries

  • RACHEL: optimization of lead compounds

  • Selector: characterize and sample compound libraries

  • Surflex-Dock: docking and virtual screening

  • Tuplets: pharmacophore-based virtual screening without a 3D model

  • UNITY: 3D database searching

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OpenEye software is free for academic users.

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