The emerging role of cloud computing in molecular modelling

Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling

Volumn 44, Issue , 2013, Pages 177-187

  Ebejer, Jean Paul ^a,b   Fulle, Simone ^a   Morris, Garrett M ^a,c   Finn, Paul W ^a  

^a INHIBOX LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c Cherwell Innovation Center   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cheminformatics; Cloud computing; Computer aided drug design; Docking; Molecular modelling; Virtual screening

Indexed keywords

DOCKING; MOLECULAR MODELING;

CASE-STUDIES; CHEMINFORMATICS; CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES; COMPUTER AIDED DRUG DESIGN; DATA-INTENSIVE APPLICATION; ON-DEMAND COMPUTING; RAPID GROWTH; VIRTUAL SCREENING;

CLOUD COMPUTING;

CLOUD; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COST; ENERGY RESOURCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOLECULAR MODEL; ORIENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCALE UP;

CHEMINFORMATICS; CLOUD COMPUTING; COMPUTER AIDED-DRUG DESIGN; DOCKING; MOLECULAR MODELLING; VIRTUAL SCREENING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA MINING; MODELS, MOLECULAR;

EID: 84880182727     PISSN: 10933263     EISSN: 18734243     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmgm.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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