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ReviewNatural products and bioprospecting2025

Bridging chemical space and biological efficacy: advances and challenges in applying generative models in structural modification of natural products.

Chuan-Su Liu, Bing-Chao Yan, Han-Dong Sun, Jin-Cai Lu, Pema-Tenzin Puno

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Review in Natural products and bioprospecting, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Chuan-Su Liu *School of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, China.
Bing-Chao Yan *State Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China.
Han-Dong SunState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China.
Jin-Cai LuSchool of Traditional Chinese Materia Medica, Shenyang Pharmaceutical University, Shenyang, 110016, Liaoning, China. jincailu@126.com.
Pema-Tenzin PunoState Key Laboratory of Phytochemistry and Natural Medicines, Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Kunming, 650201, Yunnan, China. punopematenzin@mail.kib.ac.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5212-3000

Funding

CAS "Light of West China" Program and CAS Interdisciplinary Innovation Team xbzg-zdsys-202303Major Projects for Fundamental Research of Yunnan Province 202201BC070002National Natural Science Foundation of China 22477123National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars 82325047Regional Innovation and Development Joint Fund of NSFC U24A20807Youth Innovation Promotion Association CAS 2023411Yunnan Province Science and Technology Department 202305AH340005
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Natural products (NPs) are invaluable resources for drug discovery, characterized by their intricate scaffolds and diverse bioactivities. AI drug discovery & design (AIDD) has emerged as a transformative approach for the rational structural modification of NPs. This review examines a variety of molecular generation models since 2020, focusing on their potential applications in two primary scenarios of NPs structure modification: modifications when the target is identified and when it remains unidentified. Most of the molecular generative models discussed herein are open-source, and their applicability across different domains and technical feasibility have been evaluated. This evaluation was accomplished by integrating a limited number of research cases and successful practices observed in the molecular optimization of synthetic compounds. Furthermore, the challenges and prospects of employing molecular generation modeling for the structural modification of NPs are discussed.

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Artificial intelligenceMolecular generative modelsNatural productsStructural modification

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PMID40478370
PMCPMC12144013

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