TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bänsch, Felix
A1  - Schaub, Jonas
A1  - Sevindik, Betül
A1  - Behr, Samuel
A1  - Zander, Julian
A1  - Steinbeck, Christoph
A1  - Zielesny, Achim
T1  - MORTAR: a rich client application for in silico molecule fragmentation
T2  - Journal of Cheminformatics
N2  - Developing and implementing computational algorithms for the extraction of specific substructures from molecular graphs (in silico molecule fragmentation) is an iterative process. It involves repeated sequences of implementing a rule set, applying it to relevant structural data, checking the results, and adjusting the rules. This requires a computational workflow with data import, fragmentation algorithm integration, and result visualisation. The described workflow is normally unavailable for a new algorithm and must be set up individually. This work presents an open Java rich client Graphical User Interface (GUI) application to support the development of new in silico molecule fragmentation algorithms and make them readily available upon release. The MORTAR (MOlecule fRagmenTAtion fRamework) application visualises fragmentation results of a set of molecules in various ways and provides basic analysis features. Fragmentation algorithms can be integrated and developed within MORTAR by using a specific wrapper class. In addition, fragmentation pipelines with any combination of the available fragmentation methods can be executed. Upon release, three fragmentation algorithms are already integrated: ErtlFunctionalGroupsFinder, Sugar Removal Utility, and Scaffold Generator. These algorithms, as well as all cheminformatics functionalities in MORTAR, are implemented based on the Chemistry Development Kit (CDK).
KW  - Chemistry Development Kit, CDK, Molecule fragmentation, In silico fragmentation, Scaffolds, Functional groups, Glycosidic moieties, Rich client, Graphical user interface, GUI
Y1  - 2023
UR  - https://whge.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/4200
VL  - 2023
IS  - 15, 1
ER  -