NMR and in silico screening.

NMR-based screening and virtual, or in silico, screening can be highly complementary and synergistic. NMR-based screening is a rapid and reliable method for validating hits that come from in silico screens. In addition, ligand-binding data derived from NMR-based screens can focus and direct subsequent in silico screening. We will first give a short overview of existing NMR and in silico screening methods, discuss the drawbacks associated with each, and finally present applications that highlight the combination of the two technologies.