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Antibiotic identified by AI

Nature Chemical Biology volume 19, pages 1296–1298 (2023)Cite this article

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Computational approaches are emerging as powerful tools for the discovery of antibiotics. A study now uses machine learning to discover abaucin, a potent antibiotic that targets the bacterial pathogen Acinetobacter baumannii.

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Fig. 1: The discovery of abaucin driven by machine learning.

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  1. Machine Biology Group, Departments of Psychiatry and Microbiology, Institute for Biomedical Informatics, Institute for Translational Medicine and Therapeutics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Angela Cesaro & Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez

  2. Departments of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Angela Cesaro & Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez

  3. Penn Institute for Computational Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA

    Angela Cesaro & Cesar de la Fuente-Nunez

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C.F.-N. provides consulting services to Invaio Sciences and is a member of the scientific advisory boards of Nowture S.L. and Phare Bio. The de la Fuentel lab has received research funding or in-kind donations from United Therapeutics, Strata Manufacturing PJSC, and Procter & Gamble, none of which were used in support of this work.

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Cesaro, A., de la Fuente-Nunez, C. Antibiotic identified by AI. Nat Chem Biol 19, 1296–1298 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41589-023-01448-6

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