The Open Applied Informatics Journal

2008, 2 : 18-21
Published online 2008 May 7. DOI: 10.2174/1874136300802010018
Publisher ID: TOAINFOJ-2-18

Internet in Drug Design and Discovery

Igor V. Tetko
Helmholtz Zentrum München - German Research Center for Environmental Health (GmbH), Institute for Bioinformatics and Systems Biology, Neuherberg, D-85764, Germany and Institute of Bioorganic & Petrochemistry, Ukrainian Academy of Sciences, Kyiv-94, 02660, Ukraine.

ABSTRACT

The development of Internet technologies and the WWW has dramatically influenced all aspects of modern life. Is their development also beneficial for drug discovery? This article reviews advantages of web technologies and their influence on the drug discovery process.