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ArticleJournal of molecular modeling2026

SMASH: Screening Molecules Accurately on Small Hardware. Fast, user-friendly, enhanced with a machine learning virtual screening tool.

Alfredo Suárez-Alonso, Leonardo D Herrera-Zúñiga, Mayra Lozano-Espinosa, Abraham Giacoman-Martínez, Edgar F Alarcón-Villaseñor, Julio C Almanza-Pérez, Francisco J Alarcón-Aguilar

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Alfredo Suárez-AlonsoLaboratorio de Farmacología, Departamento de Ciencias de La Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México, México.
Leonardo D Herrera-ZúñigaDepartamento de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa, Ciudad de México, México.
Mayra Lozano-EspinosaDepartamento de Ciencias Naturales, SECIHTI-Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Cuajimalpa, Ciudad de México, México.
Abraham Giacoman-MartínezCentro de Investigación Biomédica del Sur, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Xochitepec, Morelos, México.
Edgar F Alarcón-VillaseñorResidencia en Psiquiatría, Servicio de Psiquiatría, Centro Médico Nacional Hospital 20 de Noviembre. ISSSTE, Ciudad de México, México.
Julio C Almanza-PérezLaboratorio de Farmacología, Departamento de Ciencias de La Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México, México.
Francisco J Alarcón-AguilarLaboratorio de Farmacología, Departamento de Ciencias de La Salud, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana-Iztapalapa, Ciudad de México, México. aaaf@xanum.uam.mx.

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Abstract

contextIn 2025, we released UAM-Ixachi to democratize, simplify, and accelerate molecular docking and virtual screening methods. It is a free, open-source, and user-friendly tool. Building on that work, we present SMASH, which features several upgrades: it predicts binding sites using machine learning, automatically determines titration states, utilizes a Graphics Process Unit for molecular docking, combines machine learning with energy scoring functions, and clusters data using the K-means algorithm. Tests demonstrated that the tool might handle large projects within a reasonable time using local computational resources. In automatic mode, the tool can accurately reproduce a high percentage of ligand poses from Protein Data Bank complexes via docking simulation. It also differentiated between the predictions of active and decoy ligands from a DUD-E data set in a reasonable amount of time. SMASH is freely available at https://smashreleases.z13.web.core.windows.net/

methodsWe implemented several software solutions to prepare and execute molecular docking simulations: PDB2PQR, P2Rank, MGL Tools, OpenBabel, AutoDock-GPU, Vina-GPU, and SCORCH. The MMFF94, AD4, and Vina force fields are part of the implemented tools.

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Drug discoveryGPU computingMachine learningMolecular dockingOpen-source softwareVirtual screening

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