Abstract
Computer-aided drug design (CADD) is the framework in which the huge amount of data accumulated by high-throughput experimental methods used in drug design is quantitatively studied. Its objectives include pattern recognition, biomarker identification and/or classification, etc. In order to achieve these objectives, machine learning algorithms and especially artificial neural networks (ANNs) have been used over ADMET factor testing and QSAR modeling evaluation. This paper provides an overview of the current trends in CADD-applied ANNs, since their use was re-boosted over a decade ago.
Keywords
- Artificial neural networks (ANNs)
- Computer-aided drug design (CADD)
- Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models
- Molecular predictors
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Cheirdaris, D.G. (2020). Artificial Neural Networks in Computer-Aided Drug Design: An Overview of Recent Advances. In: Vlamos, P. (eds) GeNeDis 2018. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 1194. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-32622-7_10
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