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ArticleMolecular diversity2026

Unveiling molecular signatures for precision drug design: machine learning insights from trypanothione reductase, PKC-θ, and CB1.

Sunil Sahu, Adarsh Anmol, Tushar Nishad, Satya Eswari Jujjavarapu

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Sunil SahuDepartment of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492001, India.
Adarsh AnmolDepartment of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492001, India.
Tushar NishadDepartment of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492001, India.
Satya Eswari JujjavarapuDepartment of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Raipur, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492001, India. satyaeswarij.bt@nitrr.ac.in.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1754-961X

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Abstract

Traditional drug discovery methods like high-throughput screening and molecular docking are slow and costly. This study introduces a machine learning framework to predict bioactivity (pIC₅₀) and identify key molecular properties and structural features for targeting Trypanothione reductase (TR), Protein kinase C theta (PKC-θ), and Cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1) using data from the ChEMBL database. Molecular fingerprints, generated via PaDEL-Descriptor and RDKit, encoded structural features as binary vectors. Three models-Random Forest (RF), Gradient Boosting (GB), and a stacking ensemble with Ridge Regression-predicted pIC₅₀, with the ensemble achieving the lowest RMSE. Results highlight heteroatom-containing rings for TR, multiple ring systems for PKC-θ, and aromatic rings for CB1 as critical for high bioactivity. This adaptable framework accelerates drug design by pinpointing optimizable structures, enhancing efficiency in therapeutic development.

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Drug DesignMachine LearningNADH, NADPH OxidoreductasesProtein Kinase C-thetaReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1HumansMolecular Docking SimulationNADH, NADPH OxidoreductasesProtein Kinase C-thetaReceptor, Cannabinoid, CB1Bioactivity predictionChEMBLMachine learningMolecular fingerprintsProtein-drug designStructural features

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