Deep learning tools to accelerate antibiotic discovery.

Journal: Expert opinion on drug discovery
Published Date:

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: As machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) expand to many segments of our society, they are increasingly being used for drug discovery. Recent deep learning models offer an efficient way to explore high-dimensional data and design compounds with desired properties, including those with antibacterial activity.

Authors

  • Angela Cesaro
    Machine Biology Group, Departments of Psychiatry and Microbiology, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
  • Mojtaba Bagheri
    Peptide Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, Tehran 14176-14335, Iran.
  • Marcelo Torres
    Machine Biology Group, Departments of Psychiatry and Microbiology, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
  • Fangping Wan
    Machine Biology Group, Departments of Psychiatry and Microbiology, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
  • Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez
    Machine Biology Group, Departments of Psychiatry and Microbiology, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.