Could computer-designed drugs target deadly diseases? Medications are medications or substances that affect the way the body functions. Salt is dissolved in water to speed up corrosion and, similarly, enzymes (proteins) act as biological catalysts to speed up chemical reactions in the body. All cells in the body have proteins, although cells come in different sizes and shapes, including their cytoplasm which is made up of the ribosome needed for proteins. Pathogenic cells must be treated with drugs in order to prevent their development. In terms of disease targeting, the drug binds to the enzyme based on its charges and shape. The process of developing drugs to target deadly diseases is also known as “lock and key” modeling, but it does not necessarily symbolize the process (I will analyze this theory later). Computer-designed drugs involve visualizing and mapping molecules intended to bind to proteins with the aim of destroying them. Computer-designed drugs have an advantage in the sense of being able to have a 3D model showing the different elements that make them up; Conversely, some people may think that it is a complex process and therefore scientists can simply resort to trial and error. Therefore, we have had debates over time about whether computer-designed drugs would actually be useful and whether they would target deadly diseases and not just harmless ones. In this essay, I will examine whether computer-designed drugs will target deadly diseases using different technical approaches to how they work. As we should all probably know, proteins are the building blocks of life and when you look at someone, you are scientifically examining their proteins, including their skin, eyes, etc. This implies that there is a...... middle of paper ......d to water) then it would attempt to move to the outer part of the sequence and conversely the hydrophobic amino acids would attempt to move to the inner part of the sequence. After this step, the quaternary structure appears, that is to say when two or more polypeptides are assembled and form a more complex structure with their relationship with water molecules and their charges. Polypeptides become proteins at this stage and hemoglobin is an example of a quaternary protein structure. This is so that it has a larger surface area to take in plenty of oxygen for transport. Works cited[1] http://uk.ask.com/wiki/Protein[2] http://www.livestrong.com/article/531152-5-elements-of-protein/Figure 1: http:// education-portal.com/academy/lesson/what-are-amino-acids-definition-structure-quiz.html#lessonFigure 2: http://blog.science-matters.org/2012/10/08/biomolecules-protein -structure/