TY - BOOK AU - Leach,Andrew R. TI - Molecular modelling: principles and applications SN - 0582382106 AV - QD480 .L43 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - London PB - Person Prentice Hall KW - Molecular structure KW - Computer simulation KW - Molecules KW - Models N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Useful concepts in molecular modelling --; An introduction to computational quantum mechanics --; Advanced ab initio methods, density functional theory and solid-state quantum mechanics --; Empirical force field models : molecular mechanics --; Energy minimisation and related methods for exploring the energy surface --; Computer simulation methods --; Molecular dynamics simulation methods --; Monte Carlo simulation methods --; Conformational analysis --; Protein structure prediction, sequence analysis and protein folding --; Four challenges in molecular modelling : free energies, solvation, reactions and solid-state defects --; The use of molecular modelling and chemoinformatics to discover and design new molecules ER -