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Has GOLD been validated?
… sets is available from the Downloads page. GOLD has also been validated for virtual screening performance using the DUD active/decoy sets, as detailed …
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Which scoring function is best for general use?
… prediction and virtual screening, and thus it is now the default scoring function in GOLD. Other scoring functions may work well for certain protein targets. ChemScore …
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Can I modify the scoring functions in GOLD?
… to perform the best overall for both pose prediction and virtual screening, and therefore is the scoring function selected by default. It is possible to alter …
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How can I run GOLD in parallel?
… For very large virtual-screening tasks, we provide the GOLD Cluster tool. For smaller-scale parallelization, e.g. on a computational chemist's workstation …
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How should I reference GOLD?
… , Proteins, 52, 609-623, 2003 [DOI: 10.1002/prot.10465] Protein-Ligand Docking and Virtual Screening with GOLD J. C. Cole, J. W. M. Nissink, R. Taylor in Virtual …
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What is the difference between the GoldScore, ChemScore, ASP and ChemPLP scoring functions provided with GOLD?
… scoring functions for both pose prediction and virtual screening. This scoring function is the default for GOLD version 5.1 and later. …
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How many MOFs are there in the CSD?
… to be a starting point for virtual high-throughput screening methods where a complete framework is required. The MOF subsets will be maintained as part of the CSD Portfolio …
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Picking atoms in Mercury or Hermes stopped working after I upgraded to 2024.2
… monitor, and the workaround is either to run Mercury or Hermes on the laptop screen or to close the laptop and use only the external monitor. …
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Maximise window does not work correctly for ConQuest on MacOS 10.14 (Mojave)
… to use ConQuest utilising all of your screen space that you manually resize the window by clicking on the edge of the ConQuest window and drag to the desired size …
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What is CSD-Materials?
… analysis, and FIMS Crystal packing studies Hydrate analysis Cocrystal screen design using molecular complementarity API functions including crystal packing …
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