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EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG DISCOVERY
Volume 5, Issue 12, Pages 1141-1151Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1517/17460441.2010.517832
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Areas covered in this review: This review provides a brief overview of current molecular descriptors and databases used for their evaluation, followed by a critical discussion of their differences. What the reader will gain: After reading this review, the reader will be aware of how very differently molecular descriptors assess similarities of molecules, and the performance that can be realistically expected from them. Take home message: Molecular descriptors come in a variety of forms, and they show vast differences in assessing the similarity between molecules. Virtual screening performance of many descriptors is often lower than expected, compared to 'dumb' descriptors while some simple methods such as circular fingerprints offer surprisingly good performance in many cases. The choice of the right benchmark library is crucial, many of which are summarized in this review.
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