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ArticleJournal of chemical information and modeling2026

PyMolGen: Database-Driven Molecular Generation of Drug-Like Compounds.

Bruno N Falcone, Michael J Hutcheon, Jaffer M Zaidi, Michael J Stocks, Kirsty E Hamill, Craig Jamieson, Huw J Williams, David S Palmer, Andrew Baxter, Stephen D Pickett and 1 more

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Bruno N FalconeSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, NottinghamNG7 2RD, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-0114-9213
Michael J HutcheonSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, NottinghamNG7 2RD, United Kingdom.
Jaffer M ZaidiBiodiscovery Institute, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, NottinghamNG7 2RD, United Kingdom.ORCID 0009-0001-1633-8220
Michael J StocksBiodiscovery Institute, School of Pharmacy, University of Nottingham, University Park, NottinghamNG7 2RD, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-3046-137X
Kirsty E HamillDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, GlasgowG1 1XL, United Kingdom.
Craig JamiesonDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, GlasgowG1 1XL, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-6567-8272
Huw J WilliamsDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, GlasgowG1 1XL, United Kingdom.
David S PalmerDepartment of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, GlasgowG1 1XL, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0003-4356-9144
Andrew BaxterMedicines Research Centre, GlaxoSmithKline, StevenageSG1 2NY, United Kingdom.
Stephen D PickettDepartment of Cheminformatics, Research Technologies, GlaxoSmithKline, StevenageSG1 2NY, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0958-9830
Jonathan D HirstSchool of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, NottinghamNG7 2RD, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-2726-0983

Funding

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) EP/S035990/1Royal Academy of Engineering CiET2021_17
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present a rule-based approach for the generation of new molecules, which derives combination rules between molecular fragments from a user-provided database, and is useful for constrained optimization at defined vectors. The molecules generated are statistically similar to the database provided. Compared to existing machine-learning approaches this affords the user a greater level of control of the molecules generated, which is a common desideratum in drug discovery programs. This is complemented by the use of a build probability score for each generated molecule, which corresponds to the likelihood of its existence in a hypothetical exhaustive enumeration of the source database fragments. The method is applied to the generation of derivatives of a 3,5-dimethyl-4-phenylisoxazole parent structure, a core of current interest for the development of inhibitors of bromodomain-containing protein 4.

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Drug DiscoveryBromodomain Containing ProteinsIsoxazolesMachine LearningTranscription FactorsBromodomain Containing ProteinsIsoxazolesTranscription Factors

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PMID42298369
PMCPMC13471430

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