What is another word for pharmacophore?
Pronunciation: [fˈɑːmɐkˌɒfɔː] (IPA) 
Pharmacophore refers to a chemical structure that is responsible for a specific biological activity. It is a crucial concept in drug design and discovery. Synonyms for pharmacophore include molecular scaffold, active site, chemical template, molecular template, pharmacological template, and ligand template. Pharmacophore modeling involves the identification of common structural features among molecules that exhibit a specific biological activity. This allows for the prediction and design of new molecules that could also exhibit the same biological activity. The use of pharmacophore models has aided in the development of many drugs and has proven to be an invaluable tool in drug design.
