Predicting Biomolecular Binding Kinetics: A Review

J Chem Theory Comput. 2023 Apr 25;19(8):2135-2148. doi: 10.1021/acs.jctc.2c01085. Epub 2023 Mar 29.

Abstract

Biomolecular binding kinetics including the association (kon) and dissociation (koff) rates are critical parameters for therapeutic design of small-molecule drugs, peptides, and antibodies. Notably, the drug molecule residence time or dissociation rate has been shown to correlate with their efficacies better than binding affinities. A wide range of modeling approaches including quantitative structure-kinetic relationship models, Molecular Dynamics simulations, enhanced sampling, and Machine Learning has been developed to explore biomolecular binding and dissociation mechanisms and predict binding kinetic rates. Here, we review recent advances in computational modeling of biomolecular binding kinetics, with an outlook for future improvements.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies*
  • Kinetics
  • Molecular Dynamics Simulation
  • Peptides*

Substances

  • Peptides
  • Antibodies