Bioisostere Fragment Swapping for Multi-Dimensional Toxicity Prediction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional methods for determining molecule toxicity require physical synthesis and testing, consuming significant resources and time, and lack comprehensive characterization of toxicity dimensions.

Innovation Solution

A system using machine learning models, particularly a toxicity prediction machine learning model, generates toxicity dose-response curves and identifies molecule fragments contributing to toxicity, without physical synthesis, by processing molecular and imaging data to predict toxicity across multiple dimensions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If physical synthesis and testing methods are used to determine molecule toxicity, then comprehensive toxicity characterization can be achieved, but significant resources and time are consumed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetoxicity characterizationVSAvoidtime consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent creates virtual copies of molecules through graph neural network representations and uses in silico toxicity prediction models to simulate physical testing. This allows comprehensive toxicity characterization across multiple dimensions without actual physical synthesis, significantly reducing time while maintaining predictive accuracy through sophisticated computational modeling.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary toxicity screening using machine learning models before physical synthesis is considered. By predicting toxicity early in the drug discovery process using molecular graphs and trained models, the system identifies promising candidates without time-consuming physical testing, allowing focused resource allocation to the most promising compounds.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If physical synthesis and testing methods are used to determine molecule toxicity, then accurate toxicity data can be obtained, but significant resources are consumed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetoxicity data accuracyVSAvoidresource consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSQuantity of substance

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces physical molecules with their digital twins represented as molecular graphs. These graph representations capture all necessary chemical information and can be processed infinitely without consuming additional physical resources. The graph neural networks process these digital copies to predict toxicity with high accuracy, eliminating the need for repeated physical synthesis and testing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The patent substitutes the mechanical and chemical processes of physical synthesis and wet-lab testing with computational algorithms. Graph neural networks and machine learning models perform toxicity predictions through mathematical operations on molecular graph data, replacing resource-intensive physical experiments with efficient computational procedures that consume minimal resources.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Measurement precision

If conventional toxicity testing methods are used, then toxicity can be measured, but comprehensive characterization across multiple dimensions is lacking

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetoxicity measurementVSAvoidtoxicity dimension coverage
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The patent develops a universal graph neural network framework that can predict multiple toxicity dimensions simultaneously from a single molecular graph input. The system integrates diverse toxicity endpoints (cytotoxicity, hepatotoxicity, cardiotoxicity, etc.) into a unified predictive model, allowing comprehensive multi-dimensional toxicity characterization without requiring separate testing protocols for each dimension.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent adds the dimension of computational predictivity to traditional toxicity testing. By incorporating machine learning models that process molecular graphs and predict toxicity across multiple dimensions, the system transforms single-point experimental measurements into comprehensive toxicity profiles spanning numerous biological endpoints, effectively adding dimensional depth to toxicity characterization.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

4Productivity

If machine learning models are used to predict toxicity, then processing speed increases, but model accuracy must be maintained

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprediction speedVSAvoidtoxicity prediction accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary training of graph neural network models on extensive datasets of known molecule-toxicity relationships before deployment. This pre-training establishes accurate structure-toxicity mappings that enable fast predictions while maintaining high accuracy. The models learn from historical data to capture complex structure-activity relationships, ensuring reliable predictions when processing new molecules at high speed.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses graph representations as accurate copies of molecular structures that preserve all chemically relevant information. These graph copies include atomic compositions, bonding patterns, and structural features that are critical for toxicity prediction. By processing these information-rich graphical copies through neural networks, the system maintains prediction accuracy while achieving computational speed far exceeding physical experimentation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS20260031194A1Optimizing molecule toxicity by replacing target fragments with bioisosteres
Publication Date: 2026.01.29 AXIOMBIO INC
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AI summary

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for predicting toxicity of molecules. In one aspect, a method comprises: obtaining data identifying: (i) an input molecule, and (ii) a target molecule fragment; determining, for each candidate molecule fragment in a database of candidate molecule fragments, a respective similarity measure between: (i) an embedding of the target molecule fragment, and (ii) an embedding of the candidate molecule fragment; selecting a plurality of candidate molecule fragments for inclusion in a set of alternative molecule fragments based on the similarity measures; and generating data defining a plurality of modified molecules, wherein each modified molecule is a modified version of the input molecule where the target molecule fragment is replaced by a respective alternative molecule fragment from the set of alternative molecule fragments; and generating a respective toxicity prediction for each of the plurality of modified molecules.