New developments in PEST shape/property hybrid descriptors

J Comput Aided Mol Des. 2003 Feb-Apr;17(2-4):231-40. doi: 10.1023/a:1025334310107.

Abstract

Recent investigations have shown that the inclusion of hybrid shape/property descriptors together with 2D topological descriptors increases the predictive capability of QSAR and QSPR models. Property-Encoded Surface Translator (PEST) descriptors may be computed using ab initio or semi-empirical electron density surfaces and/or electronic properties, as well as atomic fragment-based TAE/RECON property-encoded surface reconstructions. The RECON and PEST algorithms also include rapid fragment-based wavelet coefficient descriptor (WCD) computation. These descriptors enable a compact encoding of chemical information. We also briefly discuss the use of the RECON/PEST methodology in a virtual high-throughput mode, as well as the use of TAE properties for molecular surface autocorrelation analysis.

MeSH terms

  • Algorithms*
  • HIV / chemistry
  • Models, Chemical*
  • Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship*
  • Software
  • Static Electricity
  • Viral Proteins / chemistry

Substances

  • Viral Proteins