REINVENT

REINVENT 2.0: Deep Learning–Based De Novo Molecular Generator

REINVENT 2.0 generates novel chemical compounds using deep learning models that operate on graph-based or string-based representations, including SMILES, to explore and optimize chemical space.


Key Features:

  • Deep Learning Architectures: Implements AI models using graph representations and SMILES strings to generate chemical structures.
  • Generative Model Framework: Supports generative models such as "reinvent/data/augmented.prior" that output SMILES strings representing candidate compounds.
  • Transfer and Reinforcement Learning: Enables focused agents trained via transfer learning or reinforcement learning to target specific regions of chemical space.

Scientific Applications:

  • Drug Discovery: Generates and optimizes candidate molecules to support exploration and exploitation of chemical space for therapeutic lead identification.

Methodology:

Employs AI-driven generative models trained on large chemical datasets to produce diverse SMILES-encoded structures. Models iteratively refine compound generation under defined property constraints using transfer learning and reinforcement learning to optimize target-specific outcomes.

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License:
MIT
Programming Languages:
Python
Added:
1/18/2021
Last Updated:
2/6/2021

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Publications

Blaschke T, Arús-Pous J, Chen H, Margreitter C, Tyrchan C, Engkvist O, Papadopoulos K, Patronov A. REINVENT 2.0: An AI Tool for De Novo Drug Design. Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 2020;60(12):5918-5922. doi:10.1021/acs.jcim.0c00915. PMID:33118816.

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