Predicting Solvation Free Energies Using Electronegativity-Equalization Atomic Charges and a Dense Neural Network: A Generalized-Born Approach.

ABSTRACT: I propose a dense Neural Network, ESE-GB-DNN, for evaluation of solvation free energies ΔG°_solv for molecules and ions in water and nonaqueous solvents. As input features, it employs generalized-Born monatomic and diatomic terms, as well as atomic surface areas and the molecular volume. The electrostatics calculation is based on a specially modified version of electronegativity-equalization atomic charges. ESE-GB-DNN evaluates ΔG°_solv in a simple and highly efficient way, yet it offers a high accuracy, often challenging that of standard DFT-based methods. For neutral solutes, ESE-GB-DNN yields an RMSE between 0.7 and 1.3 kcal/mol, depending on the solvent class. ESE-GB-DNN performs particularly well for nonaqueous solutions of ions, with an RMSE of about

SUBMITTER: Vyboishchikov SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10853938 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature