It has been shown that a self-organizing neural network can be assembl
ed with a single instar neuron to provide a method for the efficient a
nalysis of biological data. The method properly models the affinities
of the selected compounds to the CBG, TBG (corticosteroid and testoste
rone binding globulins) and sweet taste receptor-sites. The influence
of some parameters on the efficiency of the network has been analysed
and alternative statistical analysis of the atomic coordinates and cha
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