Application of artificial neural networks to prediction of new substances with antimicrobial activity against Escherichia coli.

Journal: Journal of applied microbiology
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Abstract

AIMS: This article presents models of artificial neural networks (ANN) employed to predict the biological activity of chemical compounds based of their structure. Regression and classification models were designed to determine antimicrobial properties of quaternary ammonium salts against Escherichia coli strain.

Authors

  • A Badura
    Department of Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
  • J Krysiński
    Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
  • A Nowaczyk
    Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland.
  • A Buciński
    Department of Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Bydgoszcz, Poland.