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Ecotoxicological QSAR Modeling of Nanomaterials: Methods in 3D-QSARs and Combined Docking Studies for Carbon Nanostructures

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One of the main approaches in cheminformatics, so-called a quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) approach, nowadays plays an important role in lead structure optimization, as well as in prediction of various physicochemical properties, biological activity, and environmental toxicology. One of the recent developments in QSAR approaches for nanostructures is a three-dimensional QSAR. For the last two decades, 3D-QSAR has already been successfully applied to various datasets, especially of enzyme and receptor ligands. The application of 3D-QSAR for nanostructured materials is still at early stage. Often, 3D-QSAR studies are going together with protein-ligand docking studies, and this combination works synergistically, improving the accuracy of prediction. Carbon nanostructures, such as fullerenes, and carbon nanotubes are nanomaterials with specific properties that make them useful in pharmacological applications. In this methodological review, we outline recent advances in development and application of 3D-QSAR and protein-ligand docking approaches in the studies of nanostructured materials, such as fullerenes and carbon nanotubes.

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Rasulev, B. (2020). Ecotoxicological QSAR Modeling of Nanomaterials: Methods in 3D-QSARs and Combined Docking Studies for Carbon Nanostructures. In: Roy, K. (eds) Ecotoxicological QSARs. Methods in Pharmacology and Toxicology. Humana, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-0150-1_10

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