Neural Networks in QSAR and Drug Design

James Devillers is currently a Professor in Ecology, Zoology, Ecotoxicology, and Phytopathology at an Agricultural School of Graduate Engineers (ISARA) in Lyon, France,since 1983. Devillers is also a Professor in Environmental Chemistry at a Chemical School of Graduate Engineers (ICPI), and a Senior Lecturer in QSAR and Ecotoxicology for the Centre of Environmental Sciences (Metz), Private Institutes, and the EEC. He is also the President of the Centre de Traitement de l'Information Scientifique, which is a private company specializing in QSAR studies, drug design, statistical analysis, and data validation. Devillers has published many articles, six books, and is a member of various societies and institutions including: The International QSAR Society, the European Group for the QSAR Studies, the International Neural Network Society, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), the American Chemical Society (ACS), the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), the Societe d'Ecotoxicologie Fondamentale et Appliquee (SEFA), and the Societe Linneenne de Lyon (SLL). He is Editor-in-Chief of two journals: SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research (Gordon and Breach Science Publishers), and Toxicology Modeling (Carfax Publishing Company); as well as a series of books called Handbooks of Ecotoxicological Data (Gordon and Breach Science Publishers). Devillers is also a member of the editorial board of three journals, these are: Ecological Modelling (Elsevier), Xenobiotica (Taylor & Francis), and Journal of Biological Systems (World Scientific).

J. Devillers, Preface. J. Devillers, Strengths and Weaknesses of the Backpropagation Neural Network in QSAR and QSPR Studies. D. Domine, J. Devillers, and W. Karcher, AUTOLOGP Versus Neural Network Estimationof n-Octanol/Water Partition Coefficients. J. Devillers, D. Domine, and R.S. Boethling, Use of a Backpropagation Neural Network and Autocorrelation Descriptors for Predicting the Biodegradation of Organic Chemicals. M. Chastrette and C. ElAidi, Structure-Bell-Pepper Odor Relationships for Pyrazines and Pyridines. J. Devillers, C. Guillon, and D. Domine, A Neural Structure-Odor Threshold Model for Chemicals of Environmental and Industrial Concern. D. Wienke, D. Domine, L. Buydens, and J. Devillers, Adaptive Resonance Theory Based Neural Networks Explored for Pattern Recognition Analysis of QSAR Data. D.J. Livingstone, Multivariate Data Display Using Neural Networks. D.T. Manallack, T. Gallagher, and D.J. Livingstone, Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships of Nicotinic Agonists. S. Anzali, G. Barnickel, M. Krug, J. Sadowski, M. Wagener, and J. Gasteiger, Evaluation of Molecular Surface Properties Using a Kohonen Neural Network. D. Domine, D. Wienke,J. Devillers, and L. Buydens, A New Nonlinear Neural Mapping Technique for Visual Exploration of QSAR Data. G.M. Maggiora, C.T. Zhang, K.C. Chou, and D.W. Elrod, Combining Fuzzy Clustering and Neural Networks to Predict Protein Structural Classes. Index.