Natural products（NPs） have long been recognized as a valuable resource for drug discovery, and bringing NP-related features to virtual libraries is believed to be an effective way to increase the coverage of druggab...Natural products（NPs） have long been recognized as a valuable resource for drug discovery, and bringing NP-related features to virtual libraries is believed to be an effective way to increase the coverage of druggable chemical space. Here, deep learning-based molecule generative model, which is a recent technique in de novo molecule design, was applied to generate virtual libraries with NP-like properties. Results demonstrated that the model was effective in generating molecules that highly resemble NPs. Moreover, the model was also found to be capable of generating NP-like molecules that were also easy to synthesize, significantly increasing the practical value of the compound library.展开更多
基金The National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81573273,81673279,21572010 and 21772005)National Major Scientific and Technological Special Project for"Significant New Drugs Development"(Grant No.2018ZX09735001-003)
文摘Natural products（NPs） have long been recognized as a valuable resource for drug discovery, and bringing NP-related features to virtual libraries is believed to be an effective way to increase the coverage of druggable chemical space. Here, deep learning-based molecule generative model, which is a recent technique in de novo molecule design, was applied to generate virtual libraries with NP-like properties. Results demonstrated that the model was effective in generating molecules that highly resemble NPs. Moreover, the model was also found to be capable of generating NP-like molecules that were also easy to synthesize, significantly increasing the practical value of the compound library.
