Deep learning on the fusion of chemical sequences and molecular grids for ligand-based virtual screening

Open Access

Issue		BIO Web Conf. Volume 232, 2026 2026 16^th International Conference on Bioscience, Biochemistry and Bioinformatics (ICBBB 2026)


Article Number		02002
Number of page(s)		10
Section		Computer-Aided Drug Design and Molecular Simulation
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/bioconf/202623202002
Published online		24 April 2026

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