Bioinformatics Vol. 19 no. 12 2003
Pages 1514-1523
© 2003 Oxford University Press
Molecular evaluation using in silico protein interaction profiles

1 Division of Bioinformatics, KLIMERS
(K-laboratories for Intelligent Medical Remote Services,
Enkaku Iryou-laboratories) Co., Ltd., 2266-22 Anagahora,
Shimoshidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-0003, Japan
2 Department of Ecological
Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, 1-1 Hibarigaoka,
Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi 441-8680, Japan
3 Functional Genomics and Proteomics Research
Laboratory, First Department of Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural
University of Medicine, 465 Kawaramachi-Hirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto 602-8566
Japan
4 Department of Pharmacology, Weill Medical
College of Cornell University, 1300 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA
Received on October 4, 2002
; revised on January 6, 2003
; accepted on February 27, 2003
Motivation: To find a correlation between the activities and structures of molecules is one of the most important subjects for molecular evaluation study. Traditional quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) methodologies represent those attempts using physicochemical descriptors. Creating a new molecular description factor based on the results of a computational docking study will add new dimensions to molecular evaluation.
Results: We propose a new molecular description factor analysis system called the Comparative Molecular Interaction Profile Analysis (CoMIPA) system in which the AutoDock program is used for docking evaluation of small molecule compoundprotein complexes. Interaction energies are calculated, and the data sets obtained are called interaction profiles (IPFs). Using the IPF as a scoring indicator, the system could be a powerful tool to cluster the interacting properties between small molecules and bio macromolecules such as ligandreceptor bindings. Further development of the system will enable us to predict the adverse effects of a drug candidate.
Contact: yhayashi{at}enkaku.co.jp
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