The invention relates to a method for virtually screening
cholesterol degrading
medicine with 24-dehydrocholesterol
reductase (DHCR24) being a target point. The method includes the steps that 1, the molecular structure of DHCR24 is determined; 2, molecular docking
software is adopted, the
active center of
macromolecular docking of the
medicine is determined according to a combined pocket which is formed after desmosterol and DHCR24 are docked, and an active pocket is set; 3, a macromolecular ligand databse used for docking is arranged; 4, according to the set active pocket, by the utilization of the molecular docking
software, macromolecular ligands in the macromolecular ligand
database used for docking and the active pocket are docked in sequence; 5, results which are screened after primary docking are accurately docked, and the candidate
medicine having the effect of
cholesterol degrading are determined. By the adoption of the method, within short time, the macromolecular candidate medicine which has the effect of competitive restraining of DHCR24 and is developed into the novel
cholesterol degrading medicine is obtained, in this way, the research and development efficiency is greatly improved, and the research period of new medicine is shortened.