Estimation of equilibrium constants using automated group contribution methods
Author(s) -
Ronald G. Forsythe,
Peter D. Karp,
Michael L. Mavrovouniotis
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
bioinformatics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.599
H-Index - 390
eISSN - 1367-4811
pISSN - 1367-4803
DOI - 10.1093/bioinformatics/13.5.537
Subject(s) - software , group (periodic table) , computer science , set (abstract data type) , decomposition , basis (linear algebra) , variety (cybernetics) , algorithm , mathematics , chemistry , programming language , artificial intelligence , organic chemistry , geometry
Group contribution methods are frequently used for estimating physical properties of compounds from their molecular structures. An algorithm for estimating Gibbs energies of formation through group contribution methods has been automated in an object-oriented framework. The algorithm decomposes compound structures according to a basis set of groups. It permits the use of wildcards and is able to distinguish between ring groups and chain groups that use similar search structures. Past methods relied on manual decomposition of compounds into constituent groups.
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