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ArticleBioinformatics (Oxford, England)2024

ChatMol: interactive molecular discovery with natural language.

Zheni Zeng, Bangchen Yin, Shipeng Wang, Jiarui Liu, Cheng Yang, Haishen Yao, Xingzhi Sun, Maosong Sun, Guotong Xie, Zhiyuan Liu

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Article in Bioinformatics (Oxford, England), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Zheni ZengDepartment of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6901-5292
Bangchen YinDepartment of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.ORCID 0009-0000-2795-7759
Shipeng WangPingAn Technology, Beijing 100027, China.
Jiarui LiuPingAn Technology, Beijing 100027, China.
Cheng YangSchool of Computer Science, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Beijing 100876, China.
Haishen YaoPingAn Technology, Beijing 100027, China.
Xingzhi SunPingAn Technology, Beijing 100027, China.
Maosong SunDepartment of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
Guotong XiePingAn Technology, Beijing 100027, China.
Zhiyuan LiuDepartment of Computer Science and Technology, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.

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motivationNatural language is poised to become a key medium for human-machine interactions in the era of large language models. In the field of biochemistry, tasks such as property prediction and molecule mining are critically important yet technically challenging. Bridging molecular expressions in natural language and chemical language can significantly enhance the interpretability and ease of these tasks. Moreover, it can integrate chemical knowledge from various sources, leading to a deeper understanding of molecules.

resultsRecognizing these advantages, we introduce the concept of conversational molecular design, a novel task that utilizes natural language to describe and edit target molecules. To better accomplish this task, we develop ChatMol, a knowledgeable and versatile generative pretrained model. This model is enhanced by incorporating experimental property information, molecular spatial knowledge, and the associations between natural and chemical languages. Several typical solutions including large language models (e.g. ChatGPT) are evaluated, proving the challenge of conversational molecular design and the effectiveness of our knowledge enhancement approach. Case observations and analysis offer insights and directions for further exploration of natural-language interaction in molecular discovery. AVAILABILITY AND IMPLEMENTATION: Codes and data are provided in https://github.com/Ellenzzn/ChatMol/tree/main.

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