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Ligand Biological Activity Predictions Using Fingerprint-Based Artificial Neural Networks (FANN-QSAR).

By December 17, 2014No Comments
2015;1260:149-64. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2239-0_9.

pm1Ligand Biological Activity Predictions Using Fingerprint-Based Artificial Neural Networks (FANN-QSAR).

Abstract

This chapter focuses on the fingerprint-based artificial neural networks QSAR (FANN-QSAR) approach to predict biological activities of structurally diverse compounds. Three types of fingerprints, namely ECFP6, FP2, and MACCS, were used as inputs to train the FANN-QSAR models. The results were benchmarked against known 2D and 3D QSAR methods, and the derived models were used to predict cannabinoid (CB) ligand binding activities as a case study. In addition, the FANN-QSAR model was used as a virtual screening tool to search a large NCI compound database for lead cannabinoid compounds. We discovered several compounds with good CB2 binding affinities ranging from 6.70 nM to 3.75 μM. The studies proved that the FANN-QSAR method is a useful approach to predict bioactivities or properties of ligands and to find novel lead compounds for drug discovery research.
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 25502380
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