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Design and classify innovative antimicrobial and dual- and multi-functional peptides using generative artificial

Alexa Sowers1,2, Jinge Wang3, Gangqing Hu4

  • 1Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA.

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|May 21, 2026
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Summary

ChatGPT shows promise in designing and classifying antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) for the global antibiotic resistance crisis. This AI tool offers a cost-effective approach to discovering new multi-functional peptides, potentially accelerating drug development.

Keywords:
AI-driven drug designBioactive peptide designGenerative artificial intelligenceMulti-functional peptideTherapeutic peptide

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10:35

Production and Testing of Antimicrobial Peptides and Their Mimics

Published on: April 10, 2026

Area of Science:

  • Biochemistry
  • Computational Biology
  • Artificial Intelligence

Background:

  • Antimicrobial resistance is a critical global health threat, necessitating novel therapeutic strategies.
  • Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) offer a promising alternative to conventional antibiotics due to their distinct mechanisms.
  • Traditional peptide design is often expensive and time-consuming, particularly for multi-functional peptides.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore ChatGPT's utility as a prompt-based tool for classifying and designing peptides without fine-tuning.
  • To optimize prompts for designing multi-functional AMPs and evaluate ChatGPT's classification capabilities.
  • To assess the potential of accessible Large Language Models (LLMs) in early-stage in silico peptide discovery.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized ChatGPT for peptide classification and design, optimizing prompts with relevant information and in-context examples.
  • Sourced positive and negative peptide sequences from functional databases for classification tasks.
  • Conducted preliminary in silico testing to evaluate performance metrics like accuracy for single- to quadruple-functional peptides.

Main Results:

  • ChatGPT demonstrated high accuracy (> 0.9) in designing single- and dual-functional peptides.
  • Performance decreased for triple- and quadruple-functional peptides (accuracy of 0.8).
  • ChatGPT showed promising preliminary results in classifying peptides with antimicrobial, non-hemolytic, cell-penetrating, and anticancer properties, with improved performance when using in-context examples.

Conclusions:

  • Generative AI, specifically ChatGPT, shows potential as a proof-of-concept tool for peptide classification and multi-functional peptide design.
  • Accessible LLM approaches may complement existing computational tools for early-stage in silico peptide discovery.
  • Experimental validation is crucial to confirm the efficacy of AI-designed peptides.