Current Computational Approaches Towards the Rational Design of New Insecticidal Agents

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2011

Authors

Alejandro Speck Planche (Author) Other; Maria Natalia D S Dias Soeiro Cordeiro (Author) FCUP; Lisvey Guilarte Montero (Author) Other; Reider Yera Bueno (Author) Other

Journal

Title: Current Computer-Aided Drug Design

Vol. 7

Pages: 304-314

ISSN: 1573-4099

Publisher: Bentham Science

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 18 Citations

Scopus - 18 Citations

Scientific classification

FOS: Natural sciences > Computer and information sciences

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-002-J3Z

Abstract (EN): Pesticides are chemicals with a great impact in the economy of any country. They are employed for the eradication of pests. Insects constitute one of these pests which are extremely difficult to control. With the passage of the time, insects have become resistant to pesticides, causing huge crop losses and diseases in humans. For this reason, there is an increasing need for the design of more potent insecticides. The present review is focused on the current state of the application of computational approaches as essential tools for the design of novel insecticidal agents. Also, a model based on a substructural approach is presented as a rational, efficient and promising alternative for the discovery of new insecticides.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 11