Bioinformatics future developments

Recently, a new bioinformatics approach aiding the mapping of molecular recognition was developed. This technology, which does not necessarily require knowledge of the 3 D structure of the biomacromolecules, was termed proteochemo-metrics (abbreviated PCM) [3], Proteochemometrics contrasts with most previous bioinformatics approaches in that it starts with information derived from the chemical properties of the biomolecules. This chapter deals with various aspects of proteochemometrics, including its foundation, technical aspects of its use, examples of its application, and its potential for the future. 

However, these illustrated successful examples are more the exception than the rale and the techniques described are still in their infancy. Therefore, although very powerful and quickly evolving, the entire field of bioinformatics will not be capable of replacing biopharmaceutical development in the near future. 

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