Fragment-Vased Drug Design (image)

Ohio Supercomputer Center

Caption

A simulation created at the Ohio Supercomputer Center by Ohio State's Chenglong Li, Ph.D., illustrates MDL-A (ball-and-stick) binding with a section of GP130 (yellow ribbon). Li is using fragment-based drug design to block Interleukin-6, a small protein molecule that plays a role in breast and prostate cancer.

Credit

Chenglong Li/OSU

Usage Restrictions

None

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.