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Drug Design Molecular Docking of Phytochemicals: Step-by-Step Guide Build a defensible plant-compound list from IMPPAT, Dr. Duke's and COCONUT, prepare the ligands properly, and dock them with AutoDock Vina. Start… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 16 min read Drug Design Why AutoDock Vina Gives Different Results Every Time (Exhaustiveness, Seed and Reproducible Docking) Vina's search is non-deterministic, so scores shift between runs. Learn what exhaustiveness controls, how --seed fixes it, and how to report both. Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 11 min read Drug Design How to Check Drug-Likeness and ADMET of Your Docked Ligands (SwissADME, pkCSM and Lipinski’s Rule of Five) Learn to run SwissADME and pkCSM on your top docking hits, read the BOILED-Egg, and report Lipinski violations correctly in your thesis. Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 12 min read Updated Drug Design AutoDock Vina vs AutoDock4: Which Docking Tool Should a Beginner Use? Compare AutoDock Vina and AutoDock4 on scoring, speed, setup, and accuracy so you pick the right docking engine for your thesis. Read… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 9 min read Updated Drug Design How to Make 2D Protein-Ligand Interaction Diagrams (LigPlot+ & PLIP): Step by Step Turn any AutoDock Vina or PyRx docking pose into a publication-ready 2D interaction diagram with free tools. Follow the LigPlot+ and PLIP… Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 9 min read Updated Drug Design 7 Molecular Docking Project Ideas for Your MSc Thesis (and Your CV) Pick a scoped, defensible molecular docking project you can finish with free tools and public data. Start building your thesis today. Dr. Abdul Rajjak Shaikh 7 min read Updated