title: Partial least squares modeling and genetic algorithm optimization in quantitative structure-activity relationships.
abstract: Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) studies based on chemometric techniques are reviewed. Partial least squares (PLS) is introduced as a novel robust method to replace classical methods such as multiple linear regression (MLR). Advantages of PLS compared to MLR are illustrated with typical applications. Genetic algorithm (GA) is a novel optimization technique which can be used as a search engine in variable selection. A novel hybrid approach comprising GA and PLS for variable selection developed in our group (GAPLS) is described. The more advanced method for comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA) modeling called GA-based region selection (GARGS) is described as well. Applications of GAPLS and GARGS to QSAR and 3D-QSAR problems are shown with some representative examples. GA can be hybridized with nonlinear modeling methods such as artificial neural networks (ANN) for providing useful tools in chemometric and QSAR.
authors.affiliation: Nippon Roche Research Center, Nippon Roche K.K., Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hasegawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Funatsu
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D014644:Genetic Variation; D006801:Humans; D016018:Least-Squares Analysis; D016571:Neural Networks, Computer; D021281:Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship