Experimental-Like Affinity Constants and Enantioselectivity Estimates from Flexible Docking

2012

Experimental-like affinity constants and enantioselectivity estimates, not predicted so far computationally, were obtained using a novel flexible modeling/docking combined strategy. The S- and R-warfarin-human serum albumin (HSA, site I) complexes were used as an interaction model. The process for a verified estimation includes the following: (i) ionized open chain forming at physiological pH (a recent focus); (ii) conformational search (molecular mechanics and Monte Carlo methods); (iii) rigid protein-flexible ligand docking (GlideXP) generating low energy paired S- and R-poses; (iv) graphical comparison against the X-ray crystal structure (unsatisfactory verification step); (v) quantum po…