Instructions for plugin teaching

This guide is a step-by-step manual for creating and using a training set that can be applied for the trainable calculations of Calculator Plugins (pK_a, logP).

The training of the plugin starts with a file where you collect your experimental data (step 1, see below). From this, you generate a file which serves as knowledge base for the plugin (step 2), that you have to copy to a directory where the plugin picks it for usage (step 3). The plugin calculation will consider this knowledge base file if you turn on this option when running the calculation (step 4).

Training of the pK_a plugin

1. Create a training set in sdfile (.sdf) format from your experimental data. The file must contain the following fields:
   • structure
   • pka value 1 (field name: pKa1)
   • ID of the atom which has the pKa1 value (field name: ID1)
   Additional pKa values are optional (recommended for handling multiprotic compunds):
   • pKa value 2 (pKa2)
   • ID2
   • etc.
   Definition of only one pK_a value is enough to apply the training data, but more values in case of multiprotic compounds will enhance the reliability of the pK_a teaching.

   In this example this file is mydata.sdf.
   The picture below is a detail from the training file. ID1 is the index of the atom with the experimental pK_a1 value (ID2 would be the index of the second measured pK_a value /pK_a2/, etc.). This atom index can be viewed by checking the Atom number option in the molecule editor (menu: View->Misc).
   

2. Generation of the knowledge base: Execute the following command from command line:

   cxcalc -T pka -o [path] mydata.sdf

   (option -o gives the location of the folder creates.) A 'pKaReg' folder will be created containing the training data. Create a folder called config in the Marvin installation directory.
   If Marvin's custom installation was followed, Marvin installation directory is located in:
   • Windows: C:\Program Files\ChemAxon\MarvinBeans
   • Linux: USERHOME/ChemAxon/MarvinBeans (e.g. /home/myaccount/ChemAxon/MarvinBeans)
   • OS X: /Applications/ChemAxon/MarvinBeans
3. Copy the created pKaReg folder to the config folder.
4. Use this knowledge base via cxcalc, Chemical Terms or Marvin. The training data helps to calculate more accurately the pK_a of the molecules and the results are closer to the experimental values.

   In Marvin, check the Use correction library box to activate the training option:

   pKa calculation without training data	pKa calculation with training data

   • Usage with cxcalc:

     cxcalc pka -c "NC1=CC(=CC=C1)C(O)=O" -a 3 -b 3

     -c use the correction library
     -a generate the n highest value of acidic pK _a (in this example 3)
     -b generate the n highest value of basic pK _a (in this example 3)
     

     For more options see this page.

logP training set

1. Create a structure file of any molecule file format from your experimental data. The file must contain the following information:
   • structure
   • logP values in a property field named LOGP
   In this example this file is trainingset.sdf.
2. Execute the following command from command line:

   cxcalc -T logP -t LOGP -o logPparameters.txt trainingset.sdf

   With the -o option you can define a path for the file generated. Create a folder called config in the Marvin installation directory
   If Marvin's custom installation was followed, Marvin installation directory is located in:
   • Windows: C:\Program Files\ChemAxon\MarvinBeans
   • Linux: USERHOME/ChemAxon/MarvinBeans (e.g. /home/myaccount/ChemAxon/MarvinBeans)
   • OS X: /Applications/ChemAxon/MarvinBeans
3. Save the file to the config folder with the name logPparameters.txt.
4. Use this data via via cxcalc, Chemical Terms or Marvin.