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ArticleThe AAPS journal2018

Improved Prediction of Blood-Brain Barrier Permeability Through Machine Learning with Combined Use of Molecular Property-Based Descriptors and Fingerprints.

Yaxia Yuan, Fang Zheng, Chang-Guo Zhan

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Yaxia YuanCenter for Pharmaceutical Innovation and Research, University of Kentucky, 789 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, USA.
Fang ZhengCenter for Pharmaceutical Innovation and Research, University of Kentucky, 789 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, USA.
Chang-Guo ZhanCenter for Pharmaceutical Innovation and Research, University of Kentucky, 789 South Limestone Street, Lexington, Kentucky, 40536, USA. zhan@uky.edu.

Funding

Kentucky Center for Clinical and Translational ScienceUL1TR001998 · NCATS · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI HARTMANN, KATHERINE E, KERN, PHILIP A · 2016 to 2025
$34.2M
Molecular mechanisms: Dysregulation of monoamine transporters by HIV-1Tat and cocaineR01DA035714 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT COLUMBIA · PI Jay P. McLaughlin, CHANG-GUO ZHAN · 2013 to 2026
$6.6M
Development of Long-acting Cocaine Hydrolase as a Treatment for Cocaine AbuseUH3DA041115 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI ZHAN, CHANG-GUO · 2017 to 2019
$3.8M
Long-lasting cocaine-metabolizing enzyme for cocaine addiction treatmentR01DA035552 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI ZHAN, CHANG-GUO · 2013 to 2015
$3.4M
High-activity mutants of cocaine esterase for treatment of drug addictionR01DA025100 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI LANDRY, DONALD W, WOODS, JAMES H · 2008 to 2012
$2.5M
Redesign of Butyrylcholinesterase for Cocaine MetabolismR01DA013930 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI ZHAN, CHANG-GUO · 2003 to 2010
$2.4M
Development of Long-acting Cocaine Hydrolase as a Treatment for Cocaine AbuseUH2DA041115 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI ZHAN, CHANG-GUO · 2015 to 2016
$2.2M
Development of a Cocaine-Metabolizing Enzyme for Drug Overdose TreatmentR01DA032910 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY · PI ZHAN, CHANG-GUO · 2012 to 2015
$1.8M
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Abstract

Blood-brain barrier (BBB) permeability of a compound determines whether the compound can effectively enter the brain. It is an essential property which must be accounted for in drug discovery with a target in the brain. Several computational methods have been used to predict the BBB permeability. In particular, support vector machine (SVM), which is a kernel-based machine learning method, has been used popularly in this field. For SVM training and prediction, the compounds are characterized by molecular descriptors. Some SVM models were based on the use of molecular property-based descriptors (including 1D, 2D, and 3D descriptors) or fragment-based descriptors (known as the fingerprints of a molecule). The selection of descriptors is critical for the performance of a SVM model. In this study, we aimed to develop a generally applicable new SVM model by combining all of the features of the molecular property-based descriptors and fingerprints to improve the accuracy for the BBB permeability prediction. The results indicate that our SVM model has improved accuracy compared to the currently available models of the BBB permeability prediction.

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Blood-Brain BarrierMachine LearningDrug DiscoveryHumansModels, BiologicalPermeabilitySupport Vector Machineblood–brain barrier permeabilityfingerprintmodelingmolecular descriptorphysical property

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PMID29564576
PMCPMC7737623

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