Abstract

INTEGRATING BIOINFORMATICS AND CHEMOINFORMATICS FOR DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT

Raaga Sree Bade, Jain Jainam, Surekha B., Swathi Teja Sree K. and Purna Nagasree Kurre*

ABSTRACT

The multidisciplinary areas of bioinformatics and chemoinformatic use computer methods to analyse and understand data related to biology and chemistry, respectively. The field of bioinformatics is concerned with processing and comprehending complex biological datasets, such as those including genomic, proteomic, and transcriptomic data, by using software tools, statistical models, and algorithms. It is essential to fields like molecular modelling, personalised medicine, and gene discovery to make for more efficient and easier. Contrarily, cheminformatics uses computational techniques to address chemical issues, mainly in drug development, molecular design, and chemical compound analysis. Both fields contribute to advances in pharmaceutical development, biomedical research, and the understanding of molecular interactions by integrating data from various sources and utilising machine learning and data mining techniques. This ultimately drives innovation in healthcare and therapeutic interventions. This review article gives an overview about the various data bases available and briefly describes about their key roles, features and compatibility.

Keywords: Bioinformatics, Chemoinformatic, Software, Computational techniques, Drug development, & Biomedical research.