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Systems Approach for Identifying Drug Targets by Computational Approaches

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Large datasets are frequently gathered, stored and analysed in the big data age with the goal of guiding biological discoveries and validating hypotheses. There is no question that the introduction of new technologies and open data initiatives has significantly enhanced the volume and diversity of data. The whole drug development process uses big data, from identifying targets and mechanisms of action to finding new leads and therapeutic candidates. With the intention of giving readers a broad overview of the computing resources and databases accessible, these approaches are shown and explored. We believe that big data leveraging should prioritize personalized care and be cost-effective. On the basis of their synergy, we suggest combining information technologies with (chemo) informatics tools to accomplish this.

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  1. Department of Chemical Technology, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India

    Sonali S. Shinde & Aniket P. Sarkate

  2. Department of Quality Assurance Technique, Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    Komal B. Padule

  3. Department of Pharmaceutics, Dr. D. Y. Patil Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research, Pune, Maharashtra, India

    Swapna L. Sawant

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  1. Amity Institute of Microbial Technology, Amity University Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

    Sanket Joshi

  2. Department of Biotechnology, Maulana Abul Kalam Azad University, Haringhata, West Bengal, India

    Rina Rani Ray

  3. University of Engineering and Management, Kolkata, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

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Shinde, S.S., Padule, K.B., Sawant, S.L., Sarkate, A.P. (2024). Systems Approach for Identifying Drug Targets by Computational Approaches. In: Joshi, S., Ray, R.R., Nag, M., Lahiri, D. (eds) Systems Biology Approaches: Prevention, Diagnosis, and Understanding Mechanisms of Complex Diseases. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-9462-5_10

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