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ArticleJournal of integrative bioinformatics2025

Predicting precursors of plant specialized metabolites using DeepMol automated machine learning.

João Capela, João Cheixo, Dick de Ridder, Oscar Dias, Miguel Rocha

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5 authors.

João CapelaCentre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.
João CheixoCentre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.
Dick de RidderBioinformatics Group, Department of Plant Sciences, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
Oscar DiasCentre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1765-7178
Miguel RochaCentre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, 4710-057, Braga, Portugal.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8439-8172

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Plants produce specialized metabolites, which play critical roles in defending against biotic and abiotic stresses. Due to their chemical diversity and bioactivity, these compounds have significant economic implications, particularly in the pharmaceutical and agrotechnology sectors. Despite their importance, the biosynthetic pathways of these metabolites remain largely unresolved. Automating the prediction of their precursors, derived from primary metabolism, is essential for accelerating pathway discovery. Using DeepMol's automated machine learning engine, we found that regularized linear classifiers offer optimal, accurate, and interpretable models for this task, outperforming state-of-the-art models while providing chemical insights into their predictions. The pipeline and models are available at the repository: https://github.com/jcapels/SMPrecursorPredictor.

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Machine LearningPlantsSoftwarebiosynthesismachine learningplant specialized metabolites

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PMID40103340
PMCPMC12569576

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