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Orazio Nicolotti1, Ilenia Giangreco, Teresa Fabiola Miscioscia

  • 1Dipartimento Farmaco-Chimico, University of Bari, via Orabona 4, I-70125 Bari, Italy. nicolotti@farmchim.uniba.it

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Area of Science:

  • Computational Chemistry
  • Cheminformatics
  • Drug Discovery

Background:

  • Integrating structure-based and ligand-based approaches is crucial for effective molecular design.
  • Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) models are vital for predicting drug efficacy.
  • Optimizing multiple design objectives simultaneously presents a significant challenge.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a multiobjective optimization algorithm for automated molecular design.
  • To integrate structure- and ligand-based methods for enhanced QSAR model generation.
  • To identify trade-off models balancing regression accuracy and structural fidelity.

Main Methods:

  • A genetic algorithm-driven multiobjective optimization approach.
  • Generation of Pareto frontier using 3D QSAR equivalent models.
  • K-means clustering for selecting representative trade-off models.
  • GRID/GOLPE analyses for molecular determinant identification.

Main Results:

  • Identified trade-off QSAR models accounting for docking scores, biological affinities, and binding topology.
  • Demonstrated diverse binding conformations based on ligand-protein interactions.
  • Showcased improved enzyme selectivity through combined equivalent models.
  • Validated superior performance of trade-off models over docking virtual screening in hit retrieval.

Conclusions:

  • The proposed algorithm effectively integrates diverse molecular design objectives.
  • Trade-off QSAR models provide valuable insights into ligand-protein interactions and selectivity.
  • This approach enhances hit identification sensitivity and efficiency in drug discovery.