Theories for mutagenicity: a study in first-order and feature-based induction

A classic problem from chemistry is used to test a conjecture that in domains for which data are most naturally represented by graphs, theories constructed with inductive logic programming (ILP) will significantly outperform those using simpler feature-based methods. One area that has long been asso...

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Main Authors: Srinivasan, A, Muggleton, S, Sternberg, M, King, R
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 1996
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author Srinivasan, A
Muggleton, S
Sternberg, M
King, R
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description A classic problem from chemistry is used to test a conjecture that in domains for which data are most naturally represented by graphs, theories constructed with inductive logic programming (ILP) will significantly outperform those using simpler feature-based methods. One area that has long been associated with graph-based or structural representation and reasoning is organic chemistry. In this field, we consider the problem of predicting the mutagenic activity of small molecules: a property that is related to carcinogenicity, and an important consideration in developing less hazardous drugs. By providing an ILP system with progressively more structural information concerning the molecules, we compare the predictive power of the logical theories constructed against benchmarks set by regression, neural, and tree-based methods.
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Computational chemistry
Organic chemistry
Srinivasan, A
Muggleton, S
Sternberg, M
King, R
Theories for mutagenicity: a study in first-order and feature-based induction
title Theories for mutagenicity: a study in first-order and feature-based induction
title_full Theories for mutagenicity: a study in first-order and feature-based induction
title_fullStr Theories for mutagenicity: a study in first-order and feature-based induction
title_full_unstemmed Theories for mutagenicity: a study in first-order and feature-based induction
title_short Theories for mutagenicity: a study in first-order and feature-based induction
title_sort theories for mutagenicity a study in first order and feature based induction
topic Applications and algorithms
Computational chemistry
Organic chemistry
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