A constructive approach for discovering new drug leads: Using a kernel methodology for the inverse-QSAR problem. Wong, W. W. & Burkowski, F. J. J.~Cheminform., 1:4, 2009.
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The inverse-QSAR problem seeks to find a new molecular descriptor from which one can recover the structure of a molecule that possess a desired activity or property. Surprisingly, there are very few papers providing solutions to this problem. It is a difficult problem because the molecular descriptors involved with the inverse-QSAR algorithm must adequately address the forward QSAR problem for a given biological activity if the subsequent recovery phase is to be meaningful. In addition, one should be able to construct a feasible molecule from such a descriptor. The difficulty of recovering the molecule from its descriptor is the major limitation of most inverse-QSAR methods.
@article{Wong:2009vn,
	Abstract = {The inverse-QSAR problem seeks to find a new molecular descriptor from which one can recover the structure of a molecule that possess a desired activity or property. Surprisingly, there are very few papers providing solutions to this problem. It is a difficult problem because the molecular descriptors involved with the inverse-QSAR algorithm must adequately address the forward QSAR problem for a given biological activity if the subsequent recovery phase is to be meaningful. In addition, one should be able to construct a feasible molecule from such a descriptor. The difficulty of recovering the molecule from its descriptor is the major limitation of most inverse-QSAR methods.},
	Author = {Wong, William W.l. and Burkowski, Forbes J.},
	Date-Added = {2012-01-02 09:34:05 -0500},
	Date-Modified = {2012-01-02 09:34:27 -0500},
	Doi = {10.1186/1758-2946-1-4},
	Journal = {J.~Cheminform.},
	Journal-Full = {Journal of cheminformatics},
	Pages = {4},
	Pmid = {20142987},
	Title = {A constructive approach for discovering new drug leads: {U}sing a kernel methodology for the inverse-{QSAR} problem},
	Volume = {1},
	Year = {2009},
	Bdsk-Url-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1758-2946-1-4}}

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