Technical Name Design, Identification And Validation of Functional Therapeutic peptides In AI
Project Operator INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION SCIENCE, ACADEMIA SINICA
Project Host 林仲彥
Summary
With the rise of drug-resistant superbugs, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are promising next-generation therapeutics. We developed an AI-driven peptide discovery platform integrating CNN prediction, modified wGAN generation, and toxicity screening to design novel low-toxicity peptides. Several candidates showed antimicrobial, antifungal, and anticancer activity with minimal hemolysis. This framework accelerates peptide drug discovery while reducing development time and cost.
Scientific Breakthrough
We developed an AI-integrated therapeutic peptide platform combining large-scale databases, deep learning prediction, generative AI, and toxicity evaluation. Using PC6 encoding with CNN models, our system achieved up to 95% accuracy across AMP, ACP, AVP, and AFP tasks, outperforming traditional ML methods. We also introduced the first hemolysis prediction model integrating peptide sequence and concentration, enabling rapid design of low-toxicity, high-activity peptides.
Industrial Applicability
This technology can be applied to antimicrobial drugs, smart wound dressings, antibacterial coatings, animal health, and precision medicine. The AI-integrated platform enables rapid design of low-toxicity functional peptides, reducing drug development cost and time while improving translational efficiency. It also has strong commercialization potential in biomedical, pharmaceutical, aquaculture, livestock, and biomaterial industries.
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