Democratizing cheminformatics: interpretable chemical grouping using an automated KNIME workflow.

Autor: Moreira-Filho JT; National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, Division of Translational Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. teofilo.moreirafilho@nih.gov., Ranganath D; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA., Conway M; National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA., Schmitt C; Division of Translational Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA., Kleinstreuer N; National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, Division of Translational Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA., Mansouri K; National Toxicology Program Interagency Center for the Evaluation of Alternative Toxicological Methods, Division of Translational Toxicology, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA. kamel.mansouri@nih.gov.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of cheminformatics [J Cheminform] 2024 Aug 16; Vol. 16 (1), pp. 101. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Aug 16.
DOI: 10.1186/s13321-024-00894-1
Abstrakt: With the increased availability of chemical data in public databases, innovative techniques and algorithms have emerged for the analysis, exploration, visualization, and extraction of information from these data. One such technique is chemical grouping, where chemicals with common characteristics are categorized into distinct groups based on physicochemical properties, use, biological activity, or a combination. However, existing tools for chemical grouping often require specialized programming skills or the use of commercial software packages. To address these challenges, we developed a user-friendly chemical grouping workflow implemented in KNIME, a free, open-source, low/no-code, data analytics platform. The workflow serves as an all-encompassing tool, expertly incorporating a range of processes such as molecular descriptor calculation, feature selection, dimensionality reduction, hyperparameter search, and supervised and unsupervised machine learning methods, enabling effective chemical grouping and visualization of results. Furthermore, we implemented tools for interpretation, identifying key molecular descriptors for the chemical groups, and using natural language summaries to clarify the rationale behind these groupings. The workflow was designed to run seamlessly in both the KNIME local desktop version and KNIME Server WebPortal as a web application. It incorporates interactive interfaces and guides to assist users in a step-by-step manner. We demonstrate the utility of this workflow through a case study using an eye irritation and corrosion dataset.Scientific contributionsThis work presents a novel, comprehensive chemical grouping workflow in KNIME, enhancing accessibility by integrating a user-friendly graphical interface that eliminates the need for extensive programming skills. This workflow uniquely combines several features such as automated molecular descriptor calculation, feature selection, dimensionality reduction, and machine learning algorithms (both supervised and unsupervised), with hyperparameter optimization to refine chemical grouping accuracy. Moreover, we have introduced an innovative interpretative step and natural language summaries to elucidate the underlying reasons for chemical groupings, significantly advancing the usability of the tool and interpretability of the results.
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Databáze: MEDLINE
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