Journal of Integrative Bioinformatics (Dec 2011)

A Relational Learning Approach to Structure-Activity Relationships in Drug Design Toxicity Studies

  • Camacho Rui,
  • Pereira Max,
  • Costa Vítor Santos,
  • Fonseca Nuno A.,
  • Adriano Carlos,
  • Simões Carlos J. V.,
  • Brito Rui M. M.

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1515/jib-2011-182
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 3
pp. 176 – 194

Abstract

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It has been recognized that the development of new therapeutic drugs is a complex and expensive process. A large number of factors affect the activity in vivo of putative candidate molecules and the propensity for causing adverse and toxic effects is recognized as one of the major hurdles behind the current “target-rich, lead-poor” scenario.