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Table 1 Key to fingerprint abbreviations used

From: Comparing structural fingerprints using a literature-based similarity benchmark

Abbreviation

Fingerprint description

Class

AP

Atom pair

Path-based

Avalon

Developed for substructure screen-out when searching

Substructure keys

ECFC0

Count vector form of ECFP0

Circular

ECFC2

Count vector form of ECFP2

Circular

ECFC4

Count vector form of ECFP4

Circular

ECFC6

Count vector form of ECFP6

Circular

ECFP0

Extended-connectivity fingerprint of diameter 0

Circular

ECFP2

Extended-connectivity fingerprint of diameter 2

Circular

ECFP4

Extended-connectivity fingerprint of diameter 4

Circular

ECFP6

Extended-connectivity fingerprint of diameter 6

Circular

FCFC2

Count vector form of FCFP2

Circular

FCFC4

Count vector form of FCFP4

Circular

FCFC6

Count vector form of FCFP6

Circular

FCFP2

Feature-class fingerprint of diameter 2

Circular

FCFP4

Feature-class fingerprint of diameter 4

Circular

FCFP6

Feature-class fingerprint of diameter 6

Circular

HashAP

Bit vector form of AP

Path-based

HashTT

Bit vector form of TT

Path-based

LAvalon

16384-bit form of Avalon

Substructure keys

LECFP4

16384-bit form of ECFP4

Circular

LECFP6

16384-bit form of ECFP6

Circular

LFCFP4

16384-bit form of FCFP4

Circular

LFCFP6

16384-bit form of FCFP6

Circular

MACCS

Molecular ACCess System structural keys

Substructure keys

RDK5

Encodes paths of maximum length 5

Path-based

RDK6

Encodes paths of maximum length 6

Path-based

RDK7

Encodes paths of maximum length 7

Path-based

TT

Topological torsion fingerprint

Path-based

  1. See “Methods” section for associated references