In silico structure-activity-relationship (SAR) models from machine learning: A review

In this article, we review the recent development for in silico Structure-Activity-Relationship (SAR) models using machine-learning techniques. The review focuses on the following topics: machine-learning algorithms for computational SAR models, single-target-oriented SAR methodologies, Chemogenomics, and future trends. We try to provide the state-of-the-art SAR methods as well as the most up-to-date advancement, in order for the researchers to have a general overview at this area.