Finding All-Purpose CADD Software

There are several molecular modeling programs designed to perform many of the techniques of CADD. Examples of such programs include 

On the one hand, some observers of the field of CADD have proclaimed that the new technology can slash the time and expense of developing new products. However, it would be simplistic to think that the arduous process of finding and developing a pharmaceutical product will suddenly become facile with increased use of software. 

The important question of whether any useful products have come from computer-aided chemistry has been addressed. Suffice it to say that the methods, especially QSAR, which we have touched on only lightly here, have helped to bring products to market. More examples are continuing to be disclosed in the literature and at scientific meetings. 

The progress with CADD methods has secured them a place in the repertoire of modern drug discovery research and is giving users a competitive advantage in the quest for therapeutic advances. 

Respondents to a question posed by LMB on the Ohio Supercomputer Center electronic bulletin board suggested many of the references for this chapter. We also thank Dr. James T. Metz and Professor Kenneth B. Lipkowitz for many helpful suggestions on the manuscript. 

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