Predicting pKa Using a Combination of Quantum Mechanical and Machine Learning Methods

Summary

The ability to predict the propensity of a molecule to lose or gain a proton in water is crucial for the development of new chemical entities with desirable pharmacokinetic (PK), absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) and binding properties. This study aimed to create a model using a semi-empirical quantum mechanics (QM) approach combined with machine learning (ML).The resultant model displayed excellent accuracy, comparable to other much more computationally intensive methods.

Citation details

P. Hunt, L. Hosseini-Gerami, T. Chrien, J. Plante, D. J. Ponting, M. Segall, J.Chem. Inf. Model., 2020, 60(6) pp2989-2997.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00105

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