In Silico Studies toward the Discovery of New Anti-HIV Nucleoside Compounds through the Use of TOPS-MODE and 2D/3D Connectivity Indices. 2. Purine Derivatives.
J Chem Inf Model 2005;
45:502-14. [PMID:
15807516 DOI:
10.1021/ci049662o]
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Abstract
The TOPological Substructural MOlecular DEsign (TOPS-MODE) approach has been used to predict the anti-HIV activity in MT-4 assays (Estrada et al., 2002) of a diverse range of purine-based nucleosides. A database of 206 nucleosides has been selected from the literature and a theoretical virtual screening model has been developed. The model is able of discriminating between compounds that have anti-HIV activity and those that do not, with a good classification level of 85% in the training and 82.8% in the cross-validation series. On the basis of the information generated by the model, the correct classification of practically 80% of compounds from an external prediction set has been achieved using the theoretical model. Furthermore, the contribution of a range of molecular fragments to the pharmacological action has been calculated and this could provide a powerful tool in the design of nucleoside analogues that show activity against the HIV. Finally, a QSAR model has been developed that allows quantitative data to be obtained regarding the pharmacological potency shown by this type of compound.
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