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Review of AlphaFold 3: Transformative Advances in Drug Design and Therapeutics

Dev Desai, Shiv V Kantliwala, Jyothi Vybhavi, Renju Ravi, Harshkumar Patel, Jitendra S. Patel

2024Cureus78 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Google DeepMind Technologies Limited (London, United Kingdom) recently released its new version of the biomolecular structure predictor artificial intelligence (AI) model named AlphaFold 3. Superior in accuracy and more powerful than its predecessor AlphaFold 2, this innovation has astonished the world with its capacity and speed. It takes humans years to determine the structure of various proteins and how the shape works with the receptors but AlphaFold 3 predicts the same structure in seconds. The version's utility is unimaginable in the field of drug discoveries, vaccines, enzymatic processes, and determining the rate and effect of different biological processes. AlphaFold 3 uses similar machine learning and deep learning models such as Gemini (Google DeepMind Technologies Limited). AlphaFold 3 has already established itself as a turning point in the field of computational biochemistry and drug development along with receptor modulation and biomolecular development. With the help of AlphaFold 3 and models similar to this, researchers will gain unparalleled insights into the structural dynamics of proteins and their interactions, opening up new avenues for scientists and doctors to exploit for the benefit of the patient. The integration of AI models like AlphaFold 3, bolstered by rigorous validation against high-standard research publications, is set to catalyze further innovations and offer a glimpse into the future of biomedicine.

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MedicineTransformative learningDrugEngineering ethicsPharmacologyPedagogyEngineeringPsychologySignaling Pathways in DiseaseComputational Drug Discovery MethodsProtein Structure and Dynamics
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