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The roles of structural biology in small molecule drug discovery. A simplified flowchart of drug discovery is shown. Structures of a target and its complex will be critical for medicinal chemists to make decisions to modify the compound. A structure of the target-candidate complex might be critical for predicting potential drug resistance. The hot spots identified by structural biology will also be important for developing novel compounds.
