AutoDock Reviews

AutoDock Description

AutoDock is a set of automated docking tools. It predicts how small molecules, such sub- or drug candidates, will bind to a receptor with a known 3D structure. It has been improved over the years to add new functionalities and multiple engines were developed. AutoDock 4 is the current version, and AutoDock Vina is the latest. AutoDock-GPU is an accelerated version that runs hundreds of times faster than the original single CPU docking code. AutoDock 4 is actually composed of two main programs. Autodock docks the ligand to a list of grids that describe the target protein. Autogrid pre-calculates the grids. The atomic affinity grids can also be visualized. This can be used to help organic synthetic chemists create better binders.