Table of Contents:
  • Genetic Algorithms in Computer-Aided Molecular Design. An Overviewe of Genetic Methods. Genetic Algorithms in Feature Selection. Some Theory and Examples of Genetic Function Approximation with Comparision to Evolutionary Techniques. Genetic Partial Least Squares in QSAR. Application of Genetic Algorithms to the General QSAR Problem and to Guiding Molecular Diversity Experiments. Prediction of the Progesterone Receptor Binding of Steroids Using a Combination of Genetic Algorithms and Neural Networks. Genetically Evolved Receptor Models (GERM): A Procedure for Construction of Atomic-Level Receptor Site Models in the Absence of a Receptor Crystal Structure. Genetic Algorithms for Chemical Structure Handling and Molecular Recognition. Genetic Selection of Aromatic Substituents for Designing Test Series. Computer-Aided Molecular Design Using Nerual Networks and Genetic Algorithms. Designing Biodegradable Molecules from the Combined Use of a Backpropagation Neural Network and a Genetic Algorithm.