Accelerating quantum chemistry calculations with graphical processing units - toward in high-density (HD) silico drug discovery

Curr Comput Aided Drug Des. 2013 Sep;9(3):396-401. doi: 10.2174/15734099113099990031.

Abstract

The growing power of central processing units (CPU) has made it possible to use quantum mechanical (QM) calculations for in silico drug discovery. However, limited CPU power makes large-scale in silico screening such as virtual screening with QM calculations a challenge. Recently, general-purpose computing on graphics processing units (GPGPU) has offered an alternative, because of its significantly accelerated computational time over CPU. Here, we review a GPGPU-based supercomputer, TSUBAME2.0, and its promise for next generation in silico drug discovery, in high-density (HD) silico drug discovery.

MeSH terms

  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Simulation
  • Computer-Aided Design*
  • Drug Design*
  • Quantum Theory
  • Software