Systems and Methods to Predict Biological Receptor Signal Response
OwnerDavid Lafond, Christine O'Neilinventors
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Abstract
Systems and methods for screening and identifying compounds that bind to biological receptors and stimulate them to produce a signal response. Specifically, the biological receptors include any and all biological receptors that function in flavor and aroma response, as well as any biological receptors utilized for responses tied to various pharmaceuticals. The present invention significantly reduces the time necessary for identifying new compounds in food and pharmaceutical research.
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A method for identifying one or more chemical compounds that elicits a response by a biological receptor comprising the steps of:
- obtaining vibration frequency data of at least one chemical compound when the at least one chemical compound is unbound and when the at least one chemical compound is bound to a biological receptor;
- obtaining chemical structure data of the at least one chemical compound and digitizing the chemical structure data;
- analyzing the vibration frequency data of the at least one chemical compound when the chemical compound is unbound, when the at least one chemical compound is bound to a biological receptor, and the chemical structure data of the at least one chemical compound;
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- identifying at least one other chemical compound for binding to the biological receptor based on the vibrational frequency data and the chemical structure data of the at least one chemical compound.
A system for identifying one or more chemical compounds that elicits a response by a biological receptor comprising:
- a processor comprising a communication module and a memory controlled by the processor, the memory including instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform the steps of:
- analyzing vibration frequency data of at least one chemical compound when the chemical compound is bound to a biological receptor and the chemical structure data of the at least one chemical compound;
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- identifying at least one other chemical compound for binding to the biological receptor based on the vibrational frequency data and the chemical structure data of the at least one chemical compound.
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