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High-resolution Volume Imaging of Neurons by the Use of Fluorescence eXclusion Method and Dedicated Microfluidic Devices
Published on: March 26, 2018
[Application of neural networks using the volume learning algorithm for the study of structure-activity relationship
V V Kovalishin1, I V Tetko, A I Luĭk
1Institute of Bioorganic and Petroleum Chemistry, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, ul. Murmanskaya 1, Kiev, 02094 Ukraine. vkov@bioorganic.kiev.ua
Abstract:
A volume learning algorithm for artificial neural networks was developed to quantitatively describe the three-dimensional structure-activity relationships using as an example N-benzylpiperidine derivatives. The new algorithm combines two types of neural networks, the Kohonen and the feed-forward artificial neural networks, which are used to analyze the input grid data generated by the comparative molecular field approach. Selection of the most informative parameters using the algorithm helped to reveal the most important spatial properties of the molecules, which affect their biological activities. Cluster regions determined using the new algorithm adequately predicted the activity of molecules from a control data set.
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