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Abaucin: a targeted antibacterial lead found with AI

Used a neural network to prioritize compounds against Acinetobacter baumannii, followed by experiments identifying abaucin and activity in a mouse wound model.

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Used a neural network to prioritize compounds against Acinetobacter baumannii, followed by experiments identifying abaucin and activity in a mouse wound model.

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The result is a preclinical lead with a narrow antibacterial spectrum. Clinical efficacy, approval and a complete drug-development outcome are outside this paper.

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Gary Liu; Denise B. Catacutan; Khushi Rathod; Kyle Swanson; Wengong Jin; Jody C. Mohammed; Anush Chiappino-Pepe; Saad A. Syed; Meghan Fragis; Kenneth Rachwalski; Jakob Magolan; Michael G. Surette; Brian K. Coombes; Tommi S. Jaakkola; Regina Barzilay; James J. Collins; Jonathan M. Stokes

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Abaucin discovery pipeline · McMaster-led research collaboration · Neural network reported in the paper
Compound prioritization; human-led laboratory confirmation. Source-reported attribution; provider attestation is unavailable.

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Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Michael G. DeGroote Institute for Infectious Disease Research, David Braley Centre for Antibiotic Discovery, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.; Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.; Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering, Harvard University, Boston, MA, USA.; Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.; Department of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Farncombe Family Digestive Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.; Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.; Abdul Latif Jameel Clinic for Machine Learning in Health, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.; Department of Biological Engineering, Institute for Medical Engineering and Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, USA.; Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, USA.

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Abaucin: a targeted antibacterial lead found with AI

Used a neural network to prioritize compounds against Acinetobacter baumannii, followed by experiments identifying abaucin and activity in a mouse wound model.

Scientific scope

The result is a preclinical lead with a narrow antibacterial spectrum. Clinical efficacy, approval and a complete drug-development outcome are outside this paper.

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People and systems

Gary Liu; Denise B. Catacutan; Khushi Rathod; Kyle Swanson; Wengong Jin; Jody C. Mohammed; Anush Chiappino-Pepe; Saad A. Syed; Meghan Fragis; Kenneth Rachwalski; Jakob Magolan; Michael G. Surette; Brian K. Coombes; Tommi S. Jaakkola; Regina Barzilay; James J. Collins; Jonathan M. Stokes

Full byline of the specified publication; original laboratory roles remain in the source.

Abaucin discovery pipeline / McMaster-led research collaboration / Neural network reported in the paper: Compound prioritization; human-led laboratory confirmation (source reported).

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