In-silico studies in herbal drugs: A review
Journal Title: Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Bioinformatics is the latest technology in the research field. In-silico studies are done to identify the exact target of the drug. Which finds a drug for the particular binding site and final stage animal testing can be done for obtaining a conform result. Reviews of in-silico studies in herbal drugs were retrieved through the use of PubMed. Specific software on a computer allows researchers to analyse enormous data without actually conducting a large number of experiments. It helps to give the existing information to model disease pathway and identifies precise targets of the selected drugs. Modern instrumental techniques like XRD, XRF, ICP-MS etc. help in quantitative and qualitative estimation of metals and minerals and structural analysis of compound drugs. A later stage in vivo and in vitro studies can be done for obtaining the confirmatory result.
Authors and Affiliations
Dr. Monisha. M, Abhaya Kumar Mishra, Ramesh N V, K Unnikrishna Pillai, Vineeth P K
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