Hydrogen-centric machine learning approach for analyzing properties of tricyclic anti-depressant drugs

IntroductionTricyclic anti-depressant (TCA) drugs are widely used to treat depression, but traditional methods for evaluating their physicochemical properties can be time-consuming and costly. This study examines how topological indices can help to predict the properties of TCA drugs, with a special...

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Main Authors: Simran Kour, J. Ravi Sankar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Chemistry
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fchem.2025.1603948/full
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Summary:IntroductionTricyclic anti-depressant (TCA) drugs are widely used to treat depression, but traditional methods for evaluating their physicochemical properties can be time-consuming and costly. This study examines how topological indices can help to predict the properties of TCA drugs, with a special focus on the role of the hydrogen representation.MethodsTwo molecular configurations were analyzed: one with only explicit hydrogen and the other including all hydrogen atoms. To assess predictive performance, linear regression (LR) and support vector regression (SVR) models were employed.ResultsThe results showed that adding all hydrogen atoms showed strong correlations, especially for polarizability, molar refractivity, and molar volume. Among the models employed, SVR provided more accurate results. Additionally, hydrogen representation had a stronger impact on SVR's predictions.DiscussionThese findings highlight the potential of using machine learning techniques in quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) models for more efficient and reliable predictions of drug properties.
ISSN:2296-2646