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ArticleArtificial intelligence chemistry2024

Molecular similarity: Theory, applications, and perspectives.

Kenneth López-Pérez, Juan F Avellaneda-Tamayo, Lexin Chen, Edgar López-López, K Eurídice Juárez-Mercado, José L Medina-Franco, Ramón Alain Miranda-Quintana

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Article in Artificial intelligence chemistry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Kenneth López-PérezDepartment of Chemistry and Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Juan F Avellaneda-TamayoDIFACQUIM Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad 3000, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
Lexin ChenDepartment of Chemistry and Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
Edgar López-LópezDIFACQUIM Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad 3000, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
K Eurídice Juárez-MercadoDIFACQUIM Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad 3000, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
José L Medina-FrancoDIFACQUIM Research Group, Department of Pharmacy, School of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Avenida Universidad 3000, Mexico City 04510, Mexico.
Ramón Alain Miranda-QuintanaDepartment of Chemistry and Quantum Theory Project, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.

Funding

Tackling Big Data problems in biomedical sciences with extended similarity methodsR35GM150620 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA · PI Ramon Alain Miranda Quintana · 2023 to 2026
$1.4M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM150620
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Molecular similarity pervades much of our understanding and rationalization of chemistry. This has become particularly evident in the current data-intensive era of chemical research, with similarity measures serving as the backbone of many Machine Learning (ML) supervised and unsupervised procedures. Here, we present a discussion on the role of molecular similarity in drug design, chemical space exploration, chemical "art" generation, molecular representations, and many more. We also discuss more recent topics in molecular similarity, like the ability to efficiently compare large molecular libraries.

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PMID40124654
PMCPMC11928018

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