3D molecular descriptors important for clinical success.

Autor: Kombo DC; Targacept, Inc., 200 East First Street, Suite 300, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101-4165, USA. dckombo777@mail.com, Tallapragada K, Jain R, Chewning J, Mazurov AA, Speake JD, Hauser TA, Toler S
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of chemical information and modeling [J Chem Inf Model] 2013 Feb 25; Vol. 53 (2), pp. 327-42. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jan 18.
DOI: 10.1021/ci300445e
Abstrakt: The pharmacokinetic and safety profiles of clinical drug candidates are greatly influenced by their requisite physicochemical properties. In particular, it has been shown that 2D molecular descriptors such as fraction of Sp3 carbon atoms (Fsp3) and number of stereo centers correlate with clinical success. Using the proteomic off-target hit rate of nicotinic ligands, we found that shape-based 3D descriptors such as the radius of gyration and shadow indices discriminate off-target promiscuity better than do Fsp3 and the number of stereo centers. We have deduced the relevant descriptor values required for a ligand to be nonpromiscuous. Investigating the MDL Drug Data Report (MDDR) database as compounds move from the preclinical stage toward the market, we have found that these shape-based 3D descriptors predict clinical success of compounds at preclinical and phase1 stages vs compounds withdrawn from the market better than do Fsp3 and LogD. Further, these computed 3D molecular descriptors correlate well with experimentally observed solubility, which is among well-known physicochemical properties that drive clinical success. We also found that about 84% of launched drugs satisfy either Shadow index or Fsp3 criteria, whereas withdrawn and discontinued compounds fail to meet the same criteria. Our studies suggest that spherical compounds (rather than their elongated counterparts) with a minimal number of aromatic rings may exhibit a high propensity to advance from clinical trials to market.
Databáze: MEDLINE