Build-a-Bio-Strip: An Online Platform for Rapid Toxicity Assessment in Chemical Synthesis
The increasing need to understand and control the environmental impact of chemical processes has revealed the challenge in efficient evaluation of toxicity of the vast number of chemical compounds and their varying effects on biological systems. In this study, we introduce "Build-a-bio-Strip", a novel online service designed to carry out a quick initial analysis of the toxic impact of chemical processes. This platform enables users to automatically generate toxicity characteristics of chemical reactions using their own data on cytotoxicity or median lethal doses of the substances involved or computational predictions based on SMILES strings. The service calculates the toxicity metrics such as bio-Factors and cytotoxicity potentials, which can be used to identify the substances with significant contributions to the overall toxicity of a particular process. This facilitates the selection of safer synthetic routes and the optimization of chemical processes from a toxicity perspective. "Build-a-bio-Strip" represents a step toward safer and more sustainable chemical practices. It is available free-of-charge at http://app. ananikovlab.ai:8080/.
Reference: J. Chem. Inform. Model., 2024, ASAP.
