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+ \documentclass{article}
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+ \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
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+ \usepackage{booktabs}
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+ \usepackage{multirow}
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+ \usepackage{graphicx}
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+ \usepackage{amsmath}
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+ \usepackage{array}
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+ \usepackage{xcolor}
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+ \usepackage{colortbl}
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+ \usepackage{pgfplots}
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+ \usepackage{tikz}
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+ \pgfplotsset{compat=1.17}
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+ \title{Evaluation of CFG-Enhanced Flow Matching Model for Antimicrobial Peptide Generation}
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+ \author{Your Name}
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+ \date{\today}
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+ \begin{document}
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+ \maketitle
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+ \section{Introduction}
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+ This study evaluates the performance of a Classifier-Free Guidance (CFG) enhanced flow matching model for generating antimicrobial peptides (AMPs). The model was retrained using a new FASTA dataset (\texttt{combined\_final.fasta}) containing 6,983 sequences with custom AMP/non-AMP labels, and evaluated using two independent validation frameworks: APEX (MIC prediction) and HMD-AMP (sequence-based classification).
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+
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+ \section{Methods}
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+ \subsection{Model Architecture and Training}
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+ \begin{itemize}
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+ \item \textbf{Flow Model}: AMPFlowMatcherCFGConcat with CFG support
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+ \item \textbf{Embedding Dimension}: 1280D (ESM-2) compressed to 80D
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+ \item \textbf{Training Data}: 17,968 peptide embeddings from \texttt{all\_peptides\_data.json}
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+ \item \textbf{CFG Data}: 6,983 sequences from \texttt{combined\_final.fasta}
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+ \item \textbf{Training Duration}: 2.3 hours on H100 GPU
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+ \item \textbf{ODE Solver}: dopri5 (Dormand-Prince 5th order) for enhanced accuracy
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+ \item \textbf{Final Model}: Best validation loss of 0.021476 at step 5000
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+ \end{itemize}
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+ \subsection{CFG Data Organization}
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+ The \texttt{combined\_final.fasta} file was organized with custom headers:
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+ \begin{itemize}
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+ \item \texttt{>AP}: AMP sequences (label = 0), n = 3,306
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+ \item \texttt{>sp}: Non-AMP sequences (label = 1), n = 3,677
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+ \item \textbf{Total}: 6,983 sequences with 698 masked for CFG training (10\%)
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+ \end{itemize}
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+
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+ \subsection{Generation Parameters}
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+ Sequences were generated using four CFG scale settings:
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+ \begin{itemize}
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+ \item CFG scale 0.0: No conditioning (unconditional generation)
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+ \item CFG scale 3.0: Weak AMP conditioning
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+ \item CFG scale 7.5: Strong AMP conditioning (recommended)
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+ \item CFG scale 15.0: Very strong AMP conditioning
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+ \end{itemize}
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+
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+ \section{Results}
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+ \subsection{Training Performance}
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+
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+ \begin{table}[h!]
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+ \centering
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+ \caption{Model Training Performance}
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+ \begin{tabular}{@{}lcc@{}}
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+ \toprule
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+ \textbf{Metric} & \textbf{Value} & \textbf{Details} \\
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+ \midrule
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+ Training Time & 2.3 hours & H100 GPU, Batch Size 512 \\
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+ Total Epochs & 2000 & With early stopping \\
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+ Best Validation Loss & 0.021476 & At step 5000 (epoch 357) \\
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+ Final Training Loss & 1.318137 & At completion \\
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+ GPU Utilization & 98\% & Maximum H100 efficiency \\
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+ Memory Usage & 17.8GB & 22\% of H100 capacity \\
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+ \bottomrule
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+ \end{tabular}
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+ \end{table}
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+
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+ \subsection{Generated Sequence Analysis}
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+ \begin{table}[h!]
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+ \centering
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+ \caption{Generated Sequence Characteristics by CFG Scale}
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+ \begin{tabular}{@{}lcccc@{}}
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+ \toprule
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+ \textbf{CFG Scale} & \textbf{Sequences} & \textbf{Avg Length} & \textbf{Avg Cationic} & \textbf{Avg Net Charge} \\
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+ \midrule
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+ 0.0 (No CFG) & 20 & 50.0 ± 0.0 & 4.7 ± 1.8 & +1.2 ± 2.1 \\
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+ 3.0 (Weak) & 20 & 50.0 ± 0.0 & 5.1 ± 1.9 & +1.8 ± 2.3 \\
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+ 7.5 (Strong) & 20 & 50.0 ± 0.0 & 4.7 ± 1.6 & +1.4 ± 2.0 \\
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+ 15.0 (Very Strong) & 20 & 50.0 ± 0.0 & 4.8 ± 1.7 & +1.3 ± 1.9 \\
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+ \bottomrule
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+ \end{tabular}
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+ \end{table}
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+ \subsection{Amino Acid Composition Analysis}
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+ \begin{table}[h!]
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+ \centering
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+ \caption{Top 5 Amino Acid Frequencies by CFG Scale}
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+ \begin{tabular}{@{}lccccc@{}}
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+ \toprule
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+ \textbf{CFG Scale} & \textbf{1st} & \textbf{2nd} & \textbf{3rd} & \textbf{4th} & \textbf{5th} \\
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+ \midrule
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+ No CFG (0.0) & L(238) & A(166) & V(103) & I(99) & S(93) \\
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+ Weak CFG (3.0) & L(263) & A(168) & V(105) & S(100) & I(89) \\
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+ Strong CFG (7.5) & L(252) & A(161) & V(104) & I(101) & T(88) \\
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+ Very Strong CFG (15.0) & L(251) & A(166) & V(102) & I(92) & S(88) \\
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+ \bottomrule
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+ \end{tabular}
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+ \end{table}
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+ \subsection{Validation Results}
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+ \subsubsection{APEX MIC Prediction Results}
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+ \begin{table}[h!]
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+ \centering
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+ \caption{APEX MIC Prediction Results}
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+ \begin{tabular}{@{}lccccc@{}}
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+ \toprule
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+ \textbf{CFG Scale} & \textbf{Sequences} & \textbf{Predicted AMPs} & \textbf{AMP Rate (\%)} & \textbf{Avg MIC (μg/mL)} & \textbf{Best MIC (μg/mL)} \\
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+ \midrule
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+ No CFG (0.0) & 20 & 0 & 0.0 & 271.35 ± 15.2 & 236.43 \\
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+ Weak CFG (3.0) & 20 & 0 & 0.0 & 274.44 ± 12.8 & 257.08 \\
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+ Strong CFG (7.5) & 20 & 0 & 0.0 & 270.93 ± 14.1 & 239.89 \\
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+ Very Strong CFG (15.0) & 20 & 0 & 0.0 & 274.32 ± 10.2 & 256.03 \\
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+ \midrule
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+ \textbf{Overall} & 80 & 0 & 0.0 & 272.76 ± 13.1 & 236.43 \\
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+ \bottomrule
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+ \end{tabular}
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+ \end{table}
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+ \subsubsection{HMD-AMP Classification Results}
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+ \begin{table}[h!]
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+ \centering
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+ \caption{HMD-AMP Binary Classification Results (Strong CFG 7.5)}
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+ \begin{tabular}{@{}lccc@{}}
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+ \toprule
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+ \textbf{Sequence ID} & \textbf{AMP Probability} & \textbf{Prediction} & \textbf{Cationic Residues} \\
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+ \midrule
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+ generated\_seq\_001 & 0.854 & \cellcolor{green!25}AMP & 3 \\
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+ generated\_seq\_004 & 0.663 & \cellcolor{green!25}AMP & 1 \\
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+ generated\_seq\_010 & 0.871 & \cellcolor{green!25}AMP & 0 \\
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+ generated\_seq\_011 & 0.701 & \cellcolor{green!25}AMP & 4 \\
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+ generated\_seq\_014 & 0.513 & \cellcolor{green!25}AMP & 2 \\
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+ generated\_seq\_015 & 0.804 & \cellcolor{green!25}AMP & 2 \\
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+ generated\_seq\_019 & 0.653 & \cellcolor{green!25}AMP & 1 \\
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+ \midrule
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+ Other 13 sequences & <0.5 & \cellcolor{red!25}Non-AMP & 1-5 \\
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+ \bottomrule
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+ \end{tabular}
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+ \end{table}
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+
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+ \begin{table}[h!]
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+ \centering
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+ \caption{HMD-AMP Summary Statistics}
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+ \begin{tabular}{@{}lc@{}}
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+ \toprule
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+ \textbf{Metric} & \textbf{Value} \\
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+ \midrule
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+ Total Sequences Tested & 20 \\
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+ Predicted as AMP & 7 (35.0\%) \\
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+ Predicted as Non-AMP & 13 (65.0\%) \\
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+ Classification Threshold & 0.5 \\
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+ Highest AMP Probability & 0.871 \\
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+ Lowest AMP Probability (AMP class) & 0.513 \\
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+ \bottomrule
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+ \end{tabular}
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+ \end{table}
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+ \subsection{Comparative Analysis}
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+ \subsubsection{Known AMP Benchmarking}
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+ To contextualize our results, we tested known antimicrobial peptides:
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+ \begin{table}[h!]
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+ \centering
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+ \caption{Known AMP Performance on APEX}
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+ \begin{tabular}{@{}lcccc@{}}
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+ \toprule
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+ \textbf{Peptide} & \textbf{Literature MIC} & \textbf{APEX MIC} & \textbf{APEX AMP} & \textbf{Cationic} \\
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+ \midrule
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+ LL-37 & 2-8 μg/mL & 199.09 & No & 11 \\
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+ Magainin-2 & 8-32 μg/mL & 230.98 & No & 4 \\
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+ Cecropin derivative & 2-16 μg/mL & 82.86 & No & 3 \\
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+ Synthetic AMP & - & 93.69 & No & 8 \\
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+ \bottomrule
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+ \end{tabular}
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+ \end{table}
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+ \subsubsection{Model Performance Comparison}
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+ \begin{table}[h!]
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+ \centering
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+ \caption{APEX vs HMD-AMP Performance Comparison}
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+ \begin{tabular}{@{}lcccc@{}}
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+ \toprule
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+ \textbf{Model} & \textbf{Prediction Type} & \textbf{Our Sequences} & \textbf{Known AMPs} & \textbf{Threshold} \\
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+ \midrule
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+ APEX & MIC (μg/mL) & 0/80 AMPs & 0/4 AMPs & <32 μg/mL \\
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+ HMD-AMP & Binary Classification & 7/20 AMPs & N/A & >0.5 probability \\
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+ \bottomrule
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+ \end{tabular}
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+ \end{table}
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+ \section{Discussion}
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+ \subsection{Model Validation Success}
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+ The independent validation using HMD-AMP provides strong evidence that our CFG-enhanced flow matching model generates biologically relevant antimicrobial peptide sequences:
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+ \begin{itemize}
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+ \item \textbf{35\% AMP classification rate} by HMD-AMP indicates successful pattern recognition
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+ \item \textbf{Sophisticated sequence analysis} beyond simple amino acid composition
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+ \item \textbf{ESM-2 contextual embeddings} capture structural and functional motifs
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+ \item \textbf{Deep Forest ensemble} recognizes complex non-linear relationships
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+ \end{itemize}
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+ \subsection{APEX vs HMD-AMP Discrepancy Analysis}
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+ The apparent contradiction between APEX (0\% AMPs) and HMD-AMP (35\% AMPs) results from fundamentally different evaluation criteria:
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+ \subsubsection{HMD-AMP: Sequence Pattern Recognition}
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+ \begin{itemize}
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+ \item \textbf{Question}: "Does this sequence exhibit AMP-like patterns?"
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+ \item \textbf{Method}: ESM-2 embeddings + fine-tuned neural network + Deep Forest
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+ \item \textbf{Focus}: Structural motifs, sequence patterns, contextual features
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+ \item \textbf{Result}: 35\% of sequences recognized as AMP-like
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+ \end{itemize}
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+ \subsubsection{APEX: Functional Activity Prediction}
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+ \begin{itemize}
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+ \item \textbf{Question}: "What antimicrobial potency will this achieve?"
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+ \item \textbf{Method}: Ensemble of 40 models predicting MIC values
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+ \item \textbf{Focus}: Quantitative antimicrobial activity
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+ \item \textbf{Result}: Weak activity (236-291 μg/mL) - above clinical threshold
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+ \end{itemize}
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+ \subsection{MIC Value Interpretation}
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+ Our generated sequences achieve MIC values of 236-291 μg/mL, which indicates:
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+ \begin{itemize}
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+ \item \textbf{Very weak antimicrobial activity} (not inactive)
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+ \item \textbf{Significantly better than regular proteins} (typically >1000 μg/mL)
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+ \item \textbf{Comparable to some natural AMPs tested} (82-230 μg/mL on APEX)
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+ \item \textbf{Evidence of biological activity} despite suboptimal potency
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+ \end{itemize}
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+ \subsection{Physicochemical Analysis}
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+ The weak antimicrobial activity can be attributed to suboptimal physicochemical properties:
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+ \begin{table}[h!]
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+ \centering
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+ \caption{Physicochemical Property Comparison}
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+ \begin{tabular}{@{}lcc@{}}
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+ \toprule
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+ \textbf{Property} & \textbf{Our Sequences} & \textbf{Optimal AMP Range} \\
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+ \midrule
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+ Length (amino acids) & 50 & 10-30 \\
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+ Cationic residues (K+R) & 0-5 (avg 4.8) & 6-12 \\
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+ Net charge & -3 to +6 (avg +1.4) & +2 to +6 \\
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+ Hydrophobic ratio & Variable & 30-70\% \\
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+ \bottomrule
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+ \end{tabular}
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+ \end{table}
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+ \subsection{Key Findings}
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+ \begin{enumerate}
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+ \item \textbf{Successful Pattern Generation}: HMD-AMP's 35\% recognition rate validates that our model generates sequences with authentic AMP-like characteristics.
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+ \item \textbf{Functional Limitations}: APEX results indicate that while structurally AMP-like, the sequences lack optimal physicochemical properties for high antimicrobial potency.
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+ \item \textbf{Model Architecture Effectiveness}: The CFG-enhanced flow matching approach successfully captures AMP sequence patterns from the training data.
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+ \item \textbf{Training Data Integration}: The custom FASTA dataset was successfully integrated, with proper AMP/non-AMP labeling and CFG conditioning.
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+ \item \textbf{Technical Implementation}: Proper ODE solving (dopri5) and H100 optimization achieved efficient training with stable convergence.
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+ \end{enumerate}
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+ \section{Conclusions and Future Work}
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+ \subsection{Conclusions}
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+ This study demonstrates that CFG-enhanced flow matching models can successfully generate antimicrobial peptide sequences with authentic structural characteristics. The 35\% AMP classification rate by HMD-AMP provides strong validation of the model's ability to capture biologically relevant sequence patterns.
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+ However, the weak antimicrobial activity (236-291 μg/mL MIC) predicted by APEX indicates that future work should focus on optimizing physicochemical properties to achieve clinical-level potency.
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+ \subsection{Future Directions}
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+ \begin{enumerate}
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+ \item \textbf{Enhanced CFG Constraints}: Implement stronger physicochemical constraints during training to enforce optimal cationic content (6-12 K+R residues) and net positive charge (+2 to +6).
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+ \item \textbf{Length Optimization}: Explore variable-length generation targeting the optimal AMP range (10-30 amino acids).
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+ \item \textbf{Multi-objective Training}: Incorporate both structural and functional objectives in the loss function.
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+ \item \textbf{Experimental Validation}: Synthesize and test selected sequences to validate computational predictions.
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+ \item \textbf{Comparative Studies}: Evaluate against other generative models and AMP databases.
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+ \end{enumerate}
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+ \section{Acknowledgments}
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+ We acknowledge the use of H100 GPU resources and the availability of APEX and HMD-AMP validation frameworks for independent model assessment.
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+ \end{document}