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GIT-Mol: A multi-modal large language model for molecular science with graph, image, and text.

Pengfei Liu¹, Yiming Ren², Jun Tao³

¹Peng Cheng Laboratory, Shenzhen, 518055, Guangdong Province, China; School of Computer Science and Engineering, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, 510006, Guangdong Province, China.

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Summary

We developed GIT-Mol, a multi-modal large language model, to integrate molecular graph, image, and text data. This approach enhances molecular property prediction and molecule generation accuracy, unlocking new applications in chemistry.

Keywords:

Large language model Molecular representation Molecule generation Multi-modality

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Area of Science:

Molecular science
Artificial intelligence
Computational chemistry

Background:

Large language models (LLMs) excel in natural language processing but struggle with complex molecular data like structures and images.
Existing models often fail to capture the rich, multi-modal information inherent in molecular representations.

Purpose of the Study:

Introduce GIT-Mol, a novel multi-modal LLM designed for molecular science.
Integrate graph, image, and text data for a comprehensive understanding of molecules.
Improve performance on molecular property prediction and generation tasks.

Main Methods:

Propose GIT-Former, a novel architecture for aligning multi-modal molecular data.
Develop a unified latent space to represent graph, image, and text information.
Implement an any-to-language molecular translation strategy.

Main Results:

Achieved a 5%-10% increase in accuracy for molecular property prediction.
Improved molecule generation validity by 20.2% compared to baseline models.
Demonstrated potential for downstream tasks like compound name recognition and chemical reaction prediction.

Conclusions:

GIT-Mol effectively integrates multi-modal molecular data, outperforming existing methods.
The GIT-Former architecture enables unified representation of diverse molecular information.
This multi-modal approach opens new avenues for AI-driven molecular discovery and analysis.