Physicochemical rule-embedded generative modeling for constrained peptide therapeutics

Constrained peptides couple covalent topology, stereochemistry, three-dimensional structure, conformational dynamics and developability. We review physicochemical rule embedding across chemical-language, target-conditioned structural, geometric, atom-bond, ensemble and property-guided generative models, distinguishing generated molecular objects from downstream inference and predictions from prospective evidence. We identify limitations in chemical coverage, applicability, uncertainty and pipeline attribution, and routes towards identity-preserving, environment-aware and experimentally calibrated design.

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npj Drug Discovery.
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2026-10-29
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s44386-026-00090-1
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Computational Drug Discovery Methods
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Physicochemical rule-embedded generative modeling for constrained peptide therapeutics

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Physicochemical rule-embedded generative modeling for constrained peptide therapeutics

Xiangxiang Zeng, Dongsheng Cao, Yuzhou Wang, Xiaojun Yao, Xiangzheng Fu
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Abstract

Constrained peptides couple covalent topology, stereochemistry, three-dimensional structure, conformational dynamics and developability. We review physicochemical rule embedding across chemical-language, target-conditioned structural, geometric, atom-bond, ensemble and property-guided generative models, distinguishing generated molecular objects from downstream inference and predictions from prospective evidence. We identify limitations in chemical coverage, applicability, uncertainty and pipeline attribution, and routes towards identity-preserving, environment-aware and experimentally calibrated design.

npj Drug Discovery.Vol. 3(1)
Central South University (CN), Hunan University (CN), Shenzhen University of Advanced Technology (CN), Macao Polytechnic University (MO)
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Computational Drug Discovery Methods
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