feat: Trp-weighted aromatic bonus + safety abs() fix + scoring accuracy

docs/DISCOVERY_PREDICTION.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 **Pipeline:** OpenAMP-Foundry v0.1.0  
 **Date:** 2026-06-28 (updated 2026-06-28)  
 **Status:** Pre-synthesis scientific assessment — for expert review before ordering  
-**Completed improvements:** Serum stability scoring (PR #31/#32), Family diversity cap (PR #31), Reference set expansion 44→73 sequences (PR #33), Net charge pH 7.4 (PR #34), Helix propensity (PR #35), C-amidation flag (PR #36), Novelty bonus in pilot priority (PR #37), SEED-006 Mastoparan-X (PR #38), Charge×amphipathicity cross-term (PR #39), Amphipathicity weight + helix_bonus (PR #40), SEED-007 Bombolitin II + SEED-008 Puroindoline-a (PR #41), N-terminal acetylation flag + D-amino Wave 2 guidance (PR #42), Full synthesis risk QC — QG/QS deamidation, DG/DS isomerization, Trp photolability (PR #44), Vendor-ready synthesis order generator (PR #45), Diversity-aware pilot panel selection similarity-threshold=0.75 (PR #46), Selectivity proxy + HIGH_CYTOTOX_RISK flag — charge/GRAVY-based mammalian cytotoxicity risk detector (PR #47), selectivity_proxy routed into pilot_priority formula — low-cytotox-risk candidates gently demoted (PR #48), Elastase resistance (HNE 3-protease stability model) + aggregation propensity scoring (synthesis feasibility penalty) (PR #49), Aggregation-safe mutation generation + balanced K/R charge variants + SynthQC continuous aggregation score (PR #50), Proline synthesis penalty + helix bonus enhancement — AUROC 0.8138 → 0.8164 (PR #51), Safety pH74 charge consistency + stronger cytotoxicity penalty — SEED-004 net selectivity swing increased 0.035→0.055 (PR #53), AUPRC metric + SEED-009 (Bac2A proline-rich) + SEED-010 (KR-12 LL-37 fragment) (PR #58), ATCC strain corrections + preregistration assay protocol + negative result schema (PR #60), **CRITICAL FIX: SEED-008 Trp-rich scaffold reinstated in synthesis pool (was excluded by Boman W scale artifact); all 10 seeds generated; SEED-007/009 newly included; SEED-004 correctly excluded by safety gate; 6 mechanism-diverse scaffolds confirmed in synthesis pool** (PR #61)
+**Completed improvements:** Serum stability scoring (PR #31/#32), Family diversity cap (PR #31), Reference set expansion 44→73 sequences (PR #33), Net charge pH 7.4 (PR #34), Helix propensity (PR #35), C-amidation flag (PR #36), Novelty bonus in pilot priority (PR #37), SEED-006 Mastoparan-X (PR #38), Charge×amphipathicity cross-term (PR #39), Amphipathicity weight + helix_bonus (PR #40), SEED-007 Bombolitin II + SEED-008 Puroindoline-a (PR #41), N-terminal acetylation flag + D-amino Wave 2 guidance (PR #42), Full synthesis risk QC — QG/QS deamidation, DG/DS isomerization, Trp photolability (PR #44), Vendor-ready synthesis order generator (PR #45), Diversity-aware pilot panel selection similarity-threshold=0.75 (PR #46), Selectivity proxy + HIGH_CYTOTOX_RISK flag — charge/GRAVY-based mammalian cytotoxicity risk detector (PR #47), selectivity_proxy routed into pilot_priority formula — low-cytotox-risk candidates gently demoted (PR #48), Elastase resistance (HNE 3-protease stability model) + aggregation propensity scoring (synthesis feasibility penalty) (PR #49), Aggregation-safe mutation generation + balanced K/R charge variants + SynthQC continuous aggregation score (PR #50), Proline synthesis penalty + helix bonus enhancement — AUROC 0.8138 → 0.8164 (PR #51), Safety pH74 charge consistency + stronger cytotoxicity penalty — SEED-004 net selectivity swing increased 0.035→0.055 (PR #53), AUPRC metric + SEED-009 (Bac2A proline-rich) + SEED-010 (KR-12 LL-37 fragment) (PR #58), ATCC strain corrections + preregistration assay protocol + negative result schema (PR #60), **CRITICAL FIX: SEED-008 Trp-rich scaffold reinstated in synthesis pool (was excluded by Boman W scale artifact); all 10 seeds generated; SEED-007/009 newly included; SEED-004 correctly excluded by safety gate; 6 mechanism-diverse scaffolds confirmed in synthesis pool** (PR #61), Phase3.yaml AUROC documented (0.7936→0.7890 after PR #65) (PR #63), Stale threshold/reference-count docs corrected (PR #64), **Trp-weighted aromatic bonus (1.5× Trp vs Phe/Tyr; Wimley-White interfacial mechanism); safety abs() bug fix (negative charge does not cause hemolysis); Eisenberg scale comment fix; pool SEED-006: 11→10, SEED-009: 18→19; AUROC 0.8164→0.8086** (PR #65)
 
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@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ Fmoc SPPS with acetonitrile/water gradient; verify MALDI-TOF pre-assay.
 Updated from ~55–65% due to addition of proven scaffold families.
 
 Basis:
-- Pipeline AUROC = 0.8164 (95% CI: 0.72–0.90) vs composition-matched UniProt decoys
-- Pipeline AUPRC = 0.8556 (+0.36 above random baseline 0.50; PR curve emphasises precision at selection operating point)
+- Pipeline AUROC = 0.8086 (95% CI: 0.71–0.90) vs composition-matched UniProt decoys (PR #65 update; previous 0.8164 after Trp bonus scientific fix; within bootstrap CI)
+- Pipeline AUPRC = 0.8495 (+0.35 above random baseline 0.50; PR curve emphasises precision at selection operating point)
 - Recall@20 = 43% on internal benchmark (positives recovered in top 20 ranked candidates)
 - SEED-003 family (up to 4/20): RRWQWRMKKLG is curated known AMP → variants ~65–75% hit rate
 - SEED-007 family (up to 4/20): Bombolitin II (*Bombus pennsylvanicus* bumblebee venom) with
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ in the 20-member pilot panel, P(≥1 from family) ≈ 1 − (1 − P_candidate)^
 | 1 | SEED-008 | FPVTWRWWKWWKG vars | 0.385 | **0.667** | ~15–25% | Highest novelty + proven Trp mechanism; 24 selected (PR #61 reinstated) |
 | 2 | SEED-007 | IKITTMLKKLG vars | 0.636 | 0.615 | ~14–22% | Bumblebee venom; distinct from wasp mastoparan; 27 selected (highest count) |
 | 3 | SEED-006 | INWKGIAAMAKKLL vars | 0.667 | 0.643 | ~14–22% | Balanced stability+novelty; mastoparan mechanism data |
-| 4 | SEED-009 | RRLPRPPYLPRP vars | 0.80+ | 0.467 | ~12–20% | Proline-rich intracellular (DnaK); orthogonal mechanism to all other seeds; 18 selected |
+| 4 | SEED-009 | RRLPRPPYLPRP vars | 0.80+ | 0.467 | ~12–20% | Proline-rich intracellular (DnaK); orthogonal mechanism to all other seeds; 19 selected |
 | 5 | SEED-003 | RRWQWRMKKLG vars | 0.27 | 0.182 | ~8–16% | High ensemble (0.780-0.795) but poor serum stability; 16 selected |
 | 6 | SEED-005 | KRLFKKIGSALKFL (seed) | 0.52 | 0.467 | ~8–14% | Cecropin-magainin hybrid; best variant VAR_009 (KRFFKKIGSALKFA, FF motif) aids membrane insertion; 4 selected |
 
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ Executing all four actions on the best Wave 1 hits would push the combined proba
 | Stage | Gate | Original | After PRs #31–38 | After PRs #39–42 | After PRs #43–47 | After PRs #48–53 (current) | Primary limiting factor |
 |-------|------|----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
 | 0 | Synthesis success | ~90% | ~90% | ~88% | **~89%** ✓ | **~90%** ✓ (agg model + agg-safe gen + pro penalty + pH74 charge) | SEED-008 W-rich; all aggregation/synthesis risks modelled |
-| 1 | MIC ≤ 32 μg/mL | ~55–65% | ~55–65% | ~60–70% | **~60–70%** | **~61–71%** ✓ (AUROC 0.8164) | AUROC 0.8164 (AUPRC computed); 10 scaffold families |
+| 1 | MIC ≤ 32 μg/mL | ~55–65% | ~55–65% | ~60–70% | **~60–70%** | **~61–71%** ✓ (AUROC 0.8086) | AUROC 0.8086 (AUPRC 0.8495); 6 scaffold families confirmed |
 | 2 | TI > 10 (selectivity) | ~35–50% | ~35–50% | ~38–52% | **~40–55%** ✓ | **~42–57%** ✓ (stronger SEED-004 demotion) | sel_proxy doubled penalty for HIGH_CYTOTOX_RISK tier |
 | 3 | t½ > 2 h (serum) | ~10–20% | ~25–40% | ~28–42% | **~28–42%** | **~29–44%** ✓ (3-protease model) | Wave 2 D-amino plan machine-readable |
 | 4 | Scaffold novelty | ~10–15% | ~18–25% | ~25–35% | **~26–36%** ✓ | **~26–36%** | Diversity filter removes cross-seed near-dups |
@@ -660,7 +660,7 @@ The corrected estimate is more conservative because:
 
 ### 2. Benchmark Limitations
 
-The AUROC 0.8164 is measured on a small 44+44 demo dataset, not validated against the full
+The AUROC 0.8086 (phase3 synthesis gate: 0.7890) is measured on a small 44+44 demo dataset, not validated against the full
 APD3 (> 3,000 AMPs), DRAMP v3.0 (> 19,000 entries), or ESCAPE benchmark (> 80,000 peptides
 from 27 repositories). This may overestimate discriminative power.
 
@@ -716,7 +716,7 @@ than the 10 originally planned. The path to 50%+ requires wet-lab data integrati
 ## Confidence Calibration
 
 This assessment is based on:
-- Internal benchmark AUROC = 0.8164 (n=88, bootstrap n=2000; improved from 0.8138 after helix bonus weight PR #51)  
+- Internal benchmark AUROC = 0.8086 (n=88, bootstrap n=2000; phase3 synthesis gate = 0.7890; PR #65 Trp-weighted bonus update)  
 - Literature hit rates for physchem AMP prediction (Loose et al. 2006; Tossi et al. 2002)  
 - Published serum stability data for short cationic peptides (Hilpert et al. 2006)  
 - D-amino acid t½ extension data (Wade et al. 1990, PNAS)  
@@ -739,8 +739,8 @@ is the fastest path from the current ~10–18% (calibrated) to the ≥20–30% t
 justify a larger Wave 2 investment.
 
 **Synthesis pool status (PR #61, final pre-wetlab state):**
-6 scaffold families confirmed: SEED-003 (16), SEED-005 (4), SEED-006 (11), SEED-007 (27),
-SEED-008 (24), SEED-009 (18). Total: 100 selected candidates. Mean safety=0.991, mean
+6 scaffold families confirmed: SEED-003 (16), SEED-005 (4), SEED-006 (10), SEED-007 (27),
+SEED-008 (24), SEED-009 (19). Total: 100 selected candidates. Mean safety=0.991, mean
 ensemble=0.805. 20-member pilot panel drawn from these 100 for Wave 1 synthesis.
 
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docs/METHODS.md

@@ -316,29 +316,29 @@ Phase 2 benchmarks verified that the pipeline:
 - Produces stable rankings under repeated runs (reproducibility)
 - Shows performance degradation when key scoring dimensions are ablated
 
-**Retrospective AUROC — pipeline.yaml (v0.2.x):** `0.8164` (positive-vs-negative separation on
-the 44-AMP + 44-background benchmark set using the full ensemble scorer with pipeline.yaml
-weights). Benchmarked after PRs #48–54; the scoring improvements in those PRs moved AUROC from
-0.7926 → 0.8138 → 0.8164. Bootstrap 95% CI computed via Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney (n=2000
-iterations; CI reported in `validate-scoring` output).
-
-**Retrospective AUROC — phase3.yaml (synthesis gate, v0.6.x):** `0.7936` (95% CI: 0.6963–0.8827,
+**Retrospective AUROC — pipeline.yaml (v0.7.x):** `0.8086` (95% CI: 0.7149–0.8957, n=2000
+bootstrap). Positive-vs-negative separation on the 44-AMP + 44-background benchmark set using
+the full ensemble scorer with pipeline.yaml weights. Historical progression: 0.7926 → 0.8138 →
+0.8164 (PRs #48–54) → 0.8086 (PR #65: Trp-weighted aromatic bonus, safety abs() fix). The minor
+decrease from 0.8164 reflects that some random-background decoys contain Trp residues and benefit
+from the Trp bonus; this is within bootstrap CI width and the bonus is scientifically correct.
+
+**Retrospective AUROC — phase3.yaml (synthesis gate, v0.7.x):** `0.7890` (95% CI: 0.6932–0.8784,
 n=2000 bootstrap). Phase3 uses re-weighted ensemble scores (activity=0.35, safety=0.30,
 synthesis=0.20, novelty=0.15 vs pipeline.yaml activity=0.40, safety=0.25, synthesis=0.15,
 novelty=0.20) and a stricter safety gate (max_safety_risk=0.40). The AUROC is lower than
 pipeline.yaml because the higher safety weight down-ranks some literature AMPs that have
 hemolysis risk, which is scientifically correct behaviour for a synthesis gate. Interpretation:
-**STRONG** (AUROC > 0.70). AUPRC = 0.8333 (+0.3333 above random baseline of 0.50).
-Recall@10 = 0.23, Recall@20 = 0.43, Recall@44 = 0.68.
+**STRONG** (AUROC > 0.70). AUPRC = 0.8301 (+0.3301 above random baseline of 0.50).
+Recall@10 = 0.23, Recall@20 = 0.43, Recall@44 = 0.70.
 
-> **Important:** The synthesis selection gate uses phase3.yaml. The phase3 AUROC (0.7936) is the
-> operationally relevant benchmark. pipeline.yaml AUROC (0.8164) is the full-ensemble reference.
+> **Important:** The synthesis selection gate uses phase3.yaml. The phase3 AUROC (0.7890) is the
+> operationally relevant benchmark. pipeline.yaml AUROC (0.8086) is the full-ensemble reference.
 > Both point estimates exceed the AUROC > 0.70 synthesis gate. Note that with n=88 sequences the
-> 95% CI spans the gate boundary (0.6963–0.8827); synthesis decisions are made on point estimates,
-> which is standard practice at this sample size — the CI reflects sampling uncertainty, not model
-> unreliability.
+> 95% CI spans the gate boundary; synthesis decisions are made on point estimates, which is standard
+> practice at this sample size — the CI reflects sampling uncertainty, not model unreliability.
 
-**AUPRC (v0.5.x):** `0.8556` for pipeline.yaml (+0.3556 above the random baseline of 0.50).
+**AUPRC (v0.7.x):** `0.8495` for pipeline.yaml (+0.3495 above the random baseline of 0.50).
 Area Under Precision-Recall Curve is computed alongside AUROC and reported by `make validate-scoring`.
 AUPRC is preferable to AUROC for class-imbalanced datasets because it emphasises precision
 at the operating point actually used for candidate selection. Random baseline = dataset
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ and avoid inflation to 1.0 for constant-score classifiers.
 `make validate-scoring-phase3` (synthesis gate weights, phase3.yaml) or
 `make validate-scoring-strict` for the composition-matched (scrambled-decoy) variant.
 
-**Key scoring changes in v0.2.x–v0.5.x (PRs #48–58):**
+**Key scoring changes in v0.2.x–v0.7.x (PRs #48–65):**
 
 | PR | Change | AUROC impact |
 |----|--------|-------------|
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@ and avoid inflation to 1.0 for constant-score classifiers.
 | #51 | Proline synthesis penalty (−0.10 at >15%); helix bonus 0.01→0.03 | 0.8138→0.8164 |
 | #53 | Safety uses charge_density_ph74; stronger cytotox_penalty in pilot | pilot ranking |
 | #58 | AUPRC added; SEED-009 (Bac2A) + SEED-010 (KR-12) added | +2 scaffolds |
+| #65 | Trp-weighted aromatic bonus (1.5× vs Phe/Tyr); safety abs() fix | 0.8164→0.8086 |
 
 **Limitation:** Benchmarks use a small, curated demo dataset (44 AMPs + 44 background). They
 do not validate against large independent AMP databases. Real retrospective validation against

src/openamp_foundry/features/physchem.py

@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@
 # Hydrophobic residues that drive aggregation in synthetic peptides: Val, Ile, Leu, Met, Phe, Trp
 AGG_HYDROPHOBIC = set("VILMFW")
 
-# Eisenberg consensus hydrophobicity scale (normalized, 0-centred removed, shifted to 0..1 range)
-# Source: Eisenberg et al. (1984) J Mol Biol. Used for hydrophobic moment only.
+# Eisenberg (1984) consensus hydrophobicity scale. Raw signed values: R=-2.530 (most hydrophilic)
+# to I=+1.380 (most hydrophobic). DO NOT normalize to [0,1] — the hydrophobic moment calculation
+# requires signed values so that polar/charged residues (negative) cancel apolar residues (positive).
+# Source: Eisenberg et al. (1984) J Mol Biol 179:125-142, Table 2. Used for hydrophobic moment only.
 _HYDROPHOBICITY: dict[str, float] = {
     "A": 0.620, "R": -2.530, "N": -0.780, "D": -0.900, "C": 0.290,
     "Q": -0.850, "E": -0.740, "G": 0.480, "H": -0.400, "I": 1.380,
@@ -71,6 +73,12 @@ def net_charge_at_ph74(sequence: str) -> float:
 
     Reference: Bjellqvist et al. (1993) Electrophoresis 14:1023; pKa values for His
     in peptides are shifted vs free amino acid (6.0) to 6.5 to account for context.
+
+    Note: α-amino N-terminus (+≈0.80 at pH 7.4, pKa ≈ 8.0) and α-carboxyl C-terminus
+    (−≈1.00 at pH 7.4, pKa ≈ 3.1) are excluded — only side-chain charges are computed.
+    The net terminal offset is ≈ −0.20 per peptide (~7% underestimation for a 10-mer).
+    This is the standard convention for relative charge comparisons across candidates
+    synthesized under the same conditions.
     """
     charge = 0.0
     for aa in sequence:

src/openamp_foundry/scoring/activity.py

@@ -40,8 +40,17 @@ def activity_likeness_score(features: dict) -> float:
     # Hydrophobicity: 40-50% is a sweet spot for membrane interaction
     hydro_score = 1.0 - min(abs(hydrophobic - 0.45) / 0.45, 1.0)
 
-    # Aromatic residues (F, W, Y) aid membrane insertion
-    aromatic_bonus = min(aromatic / 0.20, 1.0) * 0.10
+    # Aromatic residues (F, W, Y) aid membrane insertion.
+    # Trp is weighted 1.5× vs Phe/Tyr: Trp's indole ring preferentially anchors at the
+    # lipid-water interface (Wimley-White W=-1.85 kcal/mol; Wimley & White 1996 Nat Struct Biol),
+    # a mechanism distinct from and more membrane-favorable than Phe/Tyr's hydrophobic stacking.
+    # This differentiates puroindoline-a/indolicidin-class Trp-rich AMPs from Phe-rich peptides.
+    _counts = features.get("residue_counts", {})
+    _length = features["length"] or 1
+    trp_fraction = _counts.get("W", 0) / _length
+    non_trp_aromatic = max(0.0, aromatic - trp_fraction)
+    weighted_aromatic = trp_fraction * 1.5 + non_trp_aromatic
+    aromatic_bonus = min(weighted_aromatic / 0.20, 1.0) * 0.10
 
     # Amphipathicity: helical hydrophobic moment > 0.4 is associated with activity
     # Typical range for AMPs: 0.3–0.8; scale to [0,1] over 0–0.8 range

src/openamp_foundry/scoring/boman.py

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 """
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import math
+
 # Published amino acid interaction potentials from Boman (2003), Table 1, set 2.
 # Units: kcal/mol (approximate interaction energies)
 # Positive → hydrophilic/charged, negative → hydrophobic
@@ -86,7 +88,6 @@ def boman_activity_score(sequence: str) -> float:
     bi = boman_index(sequence)
     # Sigmoid-like normalization centered at 0, scaled so bi=1.0 → ≈ 0.73
     # Using tanh mapping: score = 0.5 * (1 + tanh(bi / 2))
-    import math
     score = 0.5 * (1.0 + math.tanh(bi / 2.0))
     return round(max(0.0, min(1.0, score)), 4)
 

src/openamp_foundry/scoring/safety.py

@@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ def safety_score(features: dict) -> float:
     typical AMP-like candidates (μH ≈ 0.35–0.50).
     """
     length = features["length"]
-    # Prefer pH 7.4 charge (same key-preference as activity scorer); abs() applied because
-    # charge magnitude, not sign, drives hemolysis risk. Fall back for pre-PR-47 callers.
-    charge_density = abs(features.get("charge_density_ph74", features["charge_density"]))
+    # Prefer pH 7.4 charge density. Positive charge drives hemolysis (electrostatic membrane
+    # disruption); negatively charged peptides are repelled from both mammalian and bacterial
+    # membranes and pose no hemolysis risk. Do NOT use abs() here.
+    charge_density = features.get("charge_density_ph74", features["charge_density"])
     hydrophobic = features["hydrophobic_fraction"]
     cys = features["cysteine_fraction"]
     repeat_run = features["longest_repeat_run"]

tests/test_retrospective.py

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ def test_phase3_benchmark_passes_gate(self):
         phase3.yaml shifts more weight to safety (0.30 vs 0.25) and synthesis (0.20 vs 0.15),
         which down-ranks hemolytic AMPs — correct behaviour for a synthesis gate but lowers raw
         AUROC slightly vs pipeline.yaml. Gate is still AUROC > 0.70 (STRONG).
-        Measured: AUROC=0.7936 (95% CI 0.6963-0.8827, n=2000 bootstrap).
+        Measured: AUROC=0.7890 (95% CI 0.6932-0.8784, n=2000 bootstrap; after PR #65 Trp bonus).
 
         The upper-bound check (< 0.83) is a config-identity sentinel: pipeline.yaml scores
         0.8164 which would breach it, so a silent config fallback is detectable.