The molecule evoluator. An interactive evolutionary algorithm for the design of drug-like molecules

Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 545-552

  Lameijer, Eric Wubbo ^a   Kok, Joost N ^b   Bäck, Thomas ^b   Ijzerman, Ad P ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL LABORATORIES; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DRUG PRODUCTS; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

DRUG-LIKE MOLECULES; HUMAN BEING'S CREATIVITY; MOLECULE EVOLUATOR; Α-ADRENERGIC RECEPTORS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG DESIGN;

ALGORITHMS; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DRUG DESIGN; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; SOFTWARE DESIGN; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 33646265008     PISSN: 15499596     EISSN: 1549960X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ci050369d     Document Type: Conference Paper

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