| Abstract: | The National Fisheries Research Center- Great Lakes has developed an interactive computer program that uses the structure of an organic molecule to predict its acute toxicity to four aquatic species. The expert system software, written in the muLISP language, identifies the skeletal structures and substituent groups of an organic molecule from a user-supplied standard chemical notation known as a SMILES string, and then generates values for four solvatochromic parameters. Multiple regression equations relate these parameters to the toxicities (expressed as log10LC50s and log10EC50s, along with 95% confidence intervals) for four species. The system is demonstrated by prediction of toxicity for anilide-type pesticides to the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas). This software is designed for use on an IBM-compatible personal computer by personnel with minimal toxicology background for rapid estimation of chemical toxicity. The system has numerous applications, with much potential for use in the pharmaceutical industry |
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| ProdID: | 1000779 |
| Citation Author: | Hickey, James P.; Aldridge, Andrew J., IV; Passino-Reader, Dora R.; Frank, Anthony M. |
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| Citation Larger Work Title: | Drug Information Journal |
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| Citation Search Results Text: | An expert system for prediction of chemical toxicity; 1992; Article; Journal; Drug Information Journal; Hickey, James P.; Aldridge, Andrew J., IV; Passino-Reader, Dora R.; Frank, Anthony M. |
| Citation Start Page: | 487 |
| Citation Volume: | 26 |
| Citation Year: | 1992 |
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| Text: | An expert system for prediction of chemical toxicity; 1992; Article; Journal; Drug Information Journal; Hickey, James P.; Aldridge, Andrew J., IV; Passino-Reader, Dora R.; Frank, Anthony M. |
| URL (THUMBNAIL): | http://pubs.er.usgs.gov/thumbnails/outside_thumb.jpg |
| URL (DIGITAL OBJECT IDENTIFIER): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009286159202600405 |
| Date Other: | Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00 -0600 |
| Publisher: | SAGE Publications |
