Chemistry A-Level
computer modelling
What computer modelling means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of computer modelling
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Reference: AQA
Using computers to shorten the search when designing an inhibitor, instead of synthesising and testing thousands of compounds by trial and error.
Topics that use computer modelling
- Enzymes (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- active site
- denaturing
- enantiomers
- lower activation energy
- molecular docking
- primary structure unchanged
- stereospecificity
- structure of the active site
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