In silico study reveals existing drugs as α-glucosidase inhibitors: Structure-based virtual screening validated by experimental investigation

Drug repositioning is a popular method of making drug discovery less costly and more efficient. Computational methods such as pharmacophore-based virtual screening, molecular docking, and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations have been widely utilized to make the process of finding drugs more efficient and accurate. In this study, “in silico repositioning” was performed to identify promising α-glucosidase inhibitors among existing drugs. Based on...