The Learning Framework – Chemoinformatics – (Aspirin also known as Acetylsalicylic acid)

Published: 3 August 2026| Version 3 | DOI: 10.17632/5zxcgykp8y.3
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This learning framework introduces the fundamental concepts of cheminformatics using aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid) as a model compound. The objective is to understand how computational methods, chemistry, mathematics, and Python programming work together in modern drug discovery.

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import numpy as np import pandas as pd import matplotlib.pyplot as plt from scipy import stats from sklearn.linear_model import LinearRegression from sklearn.metrics import r2_score import itertools plt.style.use("ggplot") # Molecular Formula # C9H8O4 MW_CARBON = 9 * 12.011 MW_HYDROGEN = 8 * 1.008 MW_OXYGEN = 4 * 15.999 MW_ASPIRIN = MW_CARBON + MW_HYDROGEN + MW_OXYGEN carbon_fraction = MW_CARBON / MW_ASPIRIN print("Molecular Weight :", MW_ASPIRIN) print("Carbon Fraction :", carbon_fraction) # Molecular Formula # C9H8O4 MW_CARBON = 9 * 12.011 MW_HYDROGEN = 8 * 1.008 MW_OXYGEN = 4 * 15.999 MW_ASPIRIN = MW_CARBON + MW_HYDROGEN + MW_OXYGEN carbon_fraction = MW_CARBON / MW_ASPIRIN print("Molecular Weight :", MW_ASPIRIN) print("Carbon Fraction :", carbon_fraction) doses = np.array([ 75, 81, 100, 150, 325, 500, 650 ]) carbon = doses * carbon_fraction df = pd.DataFrame({ "Dose_mg":doses, "Carbon_mg":carbon }) df plt.figure(figsize=(8,6)) plt.scatter( df["Dose_mg"], df["Carbon_mg"], s=120 ) plt.xlabel("Dose (mg)") plt.ylabel("Carbon (mg)") plt.title("Carbon Content vs Aspirin Dose") plt.show() plt.bar( df["Dose_mg"].astype(str), df["Carbon_mg"] ) plt.xlabel("Tablet Strength") plt.ylabel("Carbon (mg)") plt.title("Carbon in Various Aspirin Tablets") plt.show() labels=["Carbon","Hydrogen","Oxygen"] weights=[ MW_CARBON, MW_HYDROGEN, MW_OXYGEN ] plt.figure(figsize=(7,7)) plt.pie( weights, labels=labels, autopct="%1.1f%%" ) plt.title("Elemental Composition of Aspirin") plt.show()

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Chemistry, Bioinformatics, Development Application of Maths Theory to Chemistry, College Student, Academic Learning

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