Applied Chemical Engineering

Receptor-Based Approaches and Therapeutic Targets in Alzheimer's disease along with Role of AI in drug designing: Unraveling Pathologies and Advancing Treatment Strategies

Mohsina Patwekar

Luqman College of Pharmacy

Faheem Patwekar

Luqman College of Pharmacy

Daniyal Shaikh

Luqman College of Pharmacy

Shaikh Rohin Fatema

Luqman College of Pharmacy

Sunil J. Aher

Sanjivani College of Pharmaceutical Education and Research

Rohit Sharma

Department of Rasa Shastra and Bhaishajya Kalpana, Faculty of Ayurveda, Banaras Hindu University

Keywords: Alzheimer’s disease, Receptors, computational approach, Artificial intelligence

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