System, method and computer program product for identifying chemical compounds having desired properties
First Claim
1. A method for identifying chemical compounds having desired properties, comprising the steps of:
- (1) generating a first set of selection criteria based on one or more desired properties;
(2) selecting a first subset of compounds from a library of compounds based on the first set of selection criteria;
(3) analyzing the first subset of compounds; and
(4) determining, responsive to said analysis of step (3), whether any of the compounds in the first subset of compounds has one or more properties that are substantially similar to the one or more desired properties.
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Abstract
An automatic, partially automatic, and/or manual iterative system, method and/or computer program product for generating chemical entities having desired or specified physical, chemical, functional, and/or bioactive properties. The present invention identifies a set of compounds for analysis; collects, acquires or synthesizes the identified compounds; analyzes the compounds to determine one or more physical, chemical and/or bioactive properties (structure-property data); and uses the structure-property data to identify another set of compounds for analysis in the next iteration. An Experiment Planner generates Selection Criteria and/or one or more Objective Functions for use by a Selector. The Selector searches the Compound Library to identify a subset of compounds (a Directed Diversity Library) that maximizes or minimizes the Objective Functions. The compounds listed in the Directed Diversity Library are then collected, acquired or synthesized, and are analyzed to evaluate their properties of interest. In one embodiment, when a compound in a Directed Diversity Library is available in a Chemical Inventory, the compound is retrieved from the Chemical Inventory instead of re-synthesizing the compound. The Analysis Module receives the compounds of the Directed Diversity Library from the Chemical Inventory and/or the Synthesis Module, analyzes the compounds and outputs Structure-Property data. The Structure-Property data is provided to the Experiment Planner and is also stored in the Structure-Property database. The Experiment Planner defines one or more new Selection Criteria and/or Objective Functions for the next iteration of the invention. In one embodiment, a Structure-Property Model Generator generates Structure-Property Models and provides them to the Experiment Planner which uses the Models to generate subsequent Selection Criteria and/or Objective Function.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for identifying chemical compounds having desired properties, comprising the steps of:
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(1) generating a first set of selection criteria based on one or more desired properties;
(2) selecting a first subset of compounds from a library of compounds based on the first set of selection criteria;
(3) analyzing the first subset of compounds; and
(4) determining, responsive to said analysis of step (3), whether any of the compounds in the first subset of compounds has one or more properties that are substantially similar to the one or more desired properties. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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