hERG (10 µM): Clinical Safety Margin Dashboard

DrugBank database
MolPort database
Python script number 59 to build the frequency distribution graph of the hERG_10uM parameter on DrugBank molecules.
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib.patches import Patch
import numpy as np
from scipy.interpolate import make_interp_spline

# 1. hERG Inhibitor (Threshold 10 µM) Data
bin_centers = [0.0, 0.05, 0.10, 0.15, 0.20, 0.25, 0.30, 0.35, 0.40, 
               0.45, 0.50, 0.55, 0.60, 0.65, 0.70, 0.75, 0.80, 0.85, 0.90, 0.95, 1.0]

frequencies = [5.42, 12.54, 13.67, 10.36, 6.15, 4.94, 3.40, 2.55, 2.87, 
               2.31, 2.47, 2.71, 1.94, 2.39, 2.27, 2.63, 4.17, 3.44, 3.84, 6.03, 3.92]

# 2. Smoothing
x_smooth = np.linspace(min(bin_centers), max(bin_centers), 300)
spl = make_interp_spline(bin_centers, frequencies, k=3)
y_smooth = spl(x_smooth)
y_smooth = [val if val > 0 else 0 for val in y_smooth] 

# 3. Colors (Moderate Risk Differentiation)
colors = []
for val in bin_centers:
    if val < 0.25:
        colors.append('mediumseagreen')
    elif val < 0.75:
        colors.append('gold')
    else:
        colors.append('firebrick')

# 4. Create the chart
plt.figure(figsize=(7, 6))

# Bars
plt.bar(bin_centers, frequencies, width=0.04, color=colors, edgecolor='black', alpha=0.8, label='Data Frequency')

# 5. Tags and Titles
plt.xlabel('Probability of hERG Inhibition (IC50 < 10µM)', fontsize=12)
plt.ylabel('% Frequency', fontsize=12)
plt.title('hERG (10µM): The "Clinical Safety Margin" View', fontsize=14)

# Axle settings
plt.xticks(np.arange(0.0, 1.05, 0.1))
plt.xlim(-0.05, 1.05)
plt.ylim(0, 40)

# 6. Legend
legend_elements = [
    Patch(facecolor='mediumseagreen', edgecolor='black', label='Safe (>10µM Margin)'),
    Patch(facecolor='gold', edgecolor='black', label='Moderate/Weak Affinity'),
    Patch(facecolor='firebrick', edgecolor='black', label='Inhibitor <10µM (Caution)'),
]

plt.legend(handles=legend_elements, loc='upper right', framealpha=0.95, ncol=1, fontsize=10)

plt.grid(axis='y', linestyle='--', alpha=0.5)
plt.tight_layout()

plt.show()