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A domain-label-guided translation model for molecular optimization.

Yajie Zhang¹, Yongqi Tong¹, Xin Xia²

¹School of Computer Science and Technology, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, China.

Methods (San Diego, Calif.)

|February 23, 2024

Summary

This study introduces a domain-label-guided translation model (DLTM) for molecular optimization. DLTM enhances drug discovery by generating diverse molecules with desired properties, overcoming limitations of existing methods.

Keywords:

Deep learning Drug discovery Molecular optimization

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Area of Science:

Computational chemistry
Drug discovery
Machine learning in chemistry

Background:

Molecular optimization is critical for drug discovery but challenging.
Existing translation models for molecular optimization often require matched molecular pairs, limiting dataset applicability.
Models not requiring matched pairs often sacrifice performance due to insufficient supervision.

Purpose of the Study:

To propose a novel domain-label-guided translation model (DLTM) for molecular optimization.
To address the limitations of existing molecular optimization models by incorporating domain label information.
To improve the generation of diverse molecules with desired properties.

Main Methods:

Developed a domain-label-guided translation model (DLTM).
Utilized domain label information as a control condition for generating diverse molecular embeddings.
Incorporated a classifier network to guide molecule generation towards desired properties.

Main Results:

DLTM demonstrated superior performance compared to baseline models on molecular optimization tasks.
The model effectively generated diverse molecules by leveraging domain label information.
The classifier network successfully guided the generation of molecules with target properties.

Conclusions:

DLTM offers a promising approach for molecular optimization in drug discovery.
The model overcomes data limitations by not requiring matched molecular pairs.
DLTM enables the generation of high-property molecules with controllable characteristics.