Biological Activity, Physical Properties, and Toxicity

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 25-34
Author(s):  
Ranita Pal ◽  
Pratim Kumar Chattaraj
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Biological Activity ◽  
Molecular Biology ◽  
Drug Design ◽  
Physical Properties ◽  
Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship ◽  
Molecular Properties ◽  
Quantitative Structure ◽  
Qsar Analysis ◽  
Structure Activity

In the current pandemic-stricken world, quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis has become a necessity in the domain of molecular biology and drug design, realizing that it helps estimate properties and activities of a compound, without actually having to spend time and resources to synthesize it in the laboratory. Correlating the molecular structure of a compound with its activity depends on the choice of the descriptors, which becomes a difficult and confusing task when we have so many to choose from. In this mini-review, the authors delineate the importance of very simple and easy to compute descriptors in estimating various molecular properties/toxicity.

scholarly journals QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE AND ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS OF 1,2,4-THIADIAZOLINE FUNGICIDES BASED ON MOLECULAR STRUCTURE CALCULATED BY AM1 METHOD

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mudasir Mudasir ◽  
Iqmal Tahir ◽  
Ida Puji Astuti Maryono Putri
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Semiempirical Method ◽  
Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship ◽  
Molecular Properties ◽  
Activity Relationship ◽  
Am1 Method ◽  
Log P ◽  
Quantitative Structure ◽  
Qsar Analysis ◽  
Relationship Analysis

Quantitative structure-Activity relationship (QSAR) analysis of fungicides having 1,2,4-thiadiazoline structure based on theoretical molecular properties have been done. Calculation of the properties was conducted by semiempirical method AM1 and the activity of the compounds was taken from literature. Relationship analysis between fungicides activity (pEC50) and molecular properties was done using SPSS program. The QSAR analysis gave the best model as follows: pEC50 = 3.842 + (1.807x10-4) ET + (5.841x10-3) Eb - (5.689x10-2) DHf  -0.770 log P + 1.144 a - 0.671 m + 9.568 GLOB - (5.54x10-2) MR. n=19   r=0.917   SE=0.216   Fcal/Ftable=2.459   PRESS=0.469. The best model obtained was then used to design and predict the fungicides activity of new compounds derived from 1,2,4-thiadiazoline.   Keywords: QSAR, QSPR, fungicide, molecular structure, 1,2,4-thiadiazoline

Studies on the EC50 of Natural Monoterpenes as Fungal Inhibitors with Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationships (QSARs)

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-60
Author(s):  
Mohamed E.I. Badawy ◽  
Entsar I. Rabea ◽  
Samir A.M. Abdelgaleil
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Plant Pathogens ◽  
Molecular Descriptors ◽  
Microbial Pathogens ◽  
Quantitative Structure ◽  
Qsar Study ◽  
Qsar Analysis ◽  
Pharmacophore Modelling ◽  
Structure Activity ◽  
Wide Range

Background:Monoterpenes are the main constituents of the essential oils obtained from plants. These natural products offered wide spectra of biological activity and extensively tested against microbial pathogens and other agricultural pests.Methods:Antifungal activity of 10 monoterpenes, including two hydrocarbons (camphene and (S)- limonene) and eight oxygenated hydrocarbons ((R)-camphor, (R)-carvone, (S)-fenchone, geraniol, (R)-linalool, (+)-menthol, menthone, and thymol), was determined against fungi of Alternaria alternata, Botrytis cinerea, Botryodiplodia theobromae, Fusarium graminearum, Phoma exigua, Phytophthora infestans, and Sclerotinia sclerotiorum by the mycelia radial growth technique. Subsequently, Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) analysis using different molecular descriptors with multiple regression analysis based on systematic search and LOOCV technique was performed. Moreover, pharmacophore modelling was carried out using LigandScout software to evaluate the common features essential for the activity and the hypothetical geometries adopted by these ligands in their most active forms.Results:The results showed that the antifungal activities were high, but depended on the chemical structure and the type of microorganism. Thymol showed the highest effect against all fungi tested with respective EC50 in the range of 10-86 mg/L. The QSAR study proved that the molecular descriptors HBA, MR, Pz, tPSA, and Vp were correlated positively with the biological activity in all of the best models with a correlation coefficient (r) ≥ 0.98 and cross-validated values (Q2) ≥ 0.77.Conclusion:The results of this work offer the opportunity to choose monoterpenes with preferential antimicrobial activity against a wide range of plant pathogens.

scholarly journals The Psychonauts’ Benzodiazepines; Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship (QSAR) Analysis and Docking Prediction of Their Biological Activity

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (8) ◽  
pp. 720
Author(s):  
Valeria Catalani ◽  
Michelle Botha ◽  
John Martin Corkery ◽  
Amira Guirguis ◽  
Alessandro Vento ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Computational Models ◽  
Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship ◽  
Structure Activity Relationship ◽  
Docking Studies ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Activity Relationship ◽  
Quantitative Structure ◽  
High Biological Activity ◽  
Structure Activity

Designer benzodiazepines (DBZDs) represent a serious health concern and are increasingly reported in polydrug consumption-related fatalities. When new DBZDs are identified, very limited information is available on their pharmacodynamics. Here, computational models (i.e., quantitative structure-activity relationship/QSAR and Molecular Docking) were used to analyse DBZDs identified online by an automated web crawler (NPSfinder®) and to predict their possible activity/affinity on the gamma-aminobutyric acid A receptors (GABA-ARs). The computational software MOE was used to calculate 2D QSAR models, perform docking studies on crystallised GABA-A receptors (6HUO, 6HUP) and generate pharmacophore queries from the docking conformational results. 101 DBZDs were identified online by NPSfinder®. The validated QSAR model predicted high biological activity values for 41% of these DBDZs. These predictions were supported by the docking studies (good binding affinity) and the pharmacophore modelling confirmed the importance of the presence and location of hydrophobic and polar functions identified by QSAR. This study confirms once again the importance of web-based analysis in the assessment of drug scenarios (DBZDs), and how computational models could be used to acquire fast and reliable information on biological activity for index novel DBZDs, as preliminary data for further investigations.

scholarly journals Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) Based on Electronic Descriptors and Docking Studies of Quinazoline Derivatives for Anticancer Activity

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (5) ◽  
pp. 2361-2369
Author(s):  
Herlina Rasyid ◽  
Bambang Purwono ◽  
Ria Armunanto
Keyword(s):  
External Validation ◽  
Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship ◽  
Structure Activity Relationship ◽  
Docking Studies ◽  
Activity Relationship ◽  
Quantitative Structure ◽  
Qsar Analysis ◽  
Structure Activity ◽  
B3lyp Method ◽  
Quinazoline Derivatives

Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) based on electronic descriptors had been conducted on 2,3-dihydro-[1,4]dioxino[2,3-f]quinazoline analogues as anticancer using DFT/B3LYP method. The best QSAR equation described as follow: Log IC50 = -11.688 + (-35.522×qC6) + (-21.055×qC10) + (-85.682×qC12) + (-32.997×qO22) + (-85.129 EHOMO) + (19.724×ELUMO). Statistical value of R2 = 0.8732, rm2 = 0.7935, r2-r02/r2 = 0.0118, PRESS = 1.5727 and Fcalc/Ftable = 2.4067 used as external validation. Atomic net charge showed as the most important descriptor to predict activity and design new molecule. Following QSAR analysis, Lipinski rules was applied to filter the design compound due to physicochemical properties and resulted that all filtered compounds did not violate the rules. Docking analysis was conducted to determine interaction between proposed compounds and EGFR protein. Critical hydrogen bond was found in Met769 residue suggesting that proposed compounds could be used to inhibit EGFR protein.

scholarly journals Modeling the Antileukemia Activity of Ellipticine-Related Compounds: QSAR and Molecular Docking Study

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Márquez ◽  
José R. Mora ◽  
Virginia Flores-Morales ◽  
Daniel Insuasty ◽  
Luis Calle
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Binding Free Energy ◽  
Docking Study ◽  
Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship ◽  
Quantitative Structure ◽  
Molecular Docking Study ◽  
Modeling Simulation ◽  
Structure Activity ◽  
Related Compounds ◽  
Cancer Activity

The antileukemia cancer activity of organic compounds analogous to ellipticine representes a critical endpoint in the understanding of this dramatic disease. A molecular modeling simulation on a dataset of 23 compounds, all of which comply with Lipinski’s rules and have a structure analogous to ellipticine, was performed using the quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) technique, followed by a detailed docking study on three different proteins significantly involved in this disease (PDB IDs: SYK, PI3K and BTK). As a result, a model with only four descriptors (HOMO, softness, AC1RABAMBID, and TS1KFABMID) was found to be robust enough for prediction of the antileukemia activity of the compounds studied in this work, with an R2 of 0.899 and Q2 of 0.730. A favorable interaction between the compounds and their target proteins was found in all cases; in particular, compounds 9 and 22 showed high activity and binding free energy values of around −10 kcal/mol. Theses compounds were evaluated in detail based on their molecular structure, and some modifications are suggested herein to enhance their biological activity. In particular, compounds 22_1, 22_2, 9_1, and 9_2 are indicated as possible new, potent ellipticine derivatives to be synthesized and biologically tested.

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