Cassette dosing approach and quantitative structure-pharmacokinetic relationship study of antifungal N-myristoyltransferase inhibitors

J Chem Inf Comput Sci. 2002 Jul-Aug;42(4):968-75. doi: 10.1021/ci0102517.

Abstract

Pharmacokinetic (PK) parameters of N-myristoyltransferase (Nmt) inhibitors were measured, and a multivariate quantitative structure-pharmacokinetic relationship (QSPKR) model for predicting rat elimination half-life (t(1/2)) values was constructed. One hundred seven benzofuran derivatives have been selected as the data set for QSPKR analysis. The correlation between the t(1/2) values and 30 physicochemical descriptors was examined by a stepwise multiple linear regression method. The statistical analysis gives a significant QSPKR model (r = 0.843) with the following three variables: partial negative surface area (PNSA), atomic-based octanol/water partition coefficient (AlogP), and the number of rotational bonds (Rotlbonds). The QSPKR model obtained is predictive and simple, and would give a direction for designing new Nmt inhibitors having good PK profiles.

MeSH terms

  • Acyltransferases / antagonists & inhibitors*
  • Animals
  • Antifungal Agents / chemistry*
  • Antifungal Agents / pharmacokinetics*
  • Benzofurans / chemistry
  • Benzofurans / pharmacokinetics
  • Computer Simulation
  • Drug Design
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / chemistry*
  • Enzyme Inhibitors / pharmacokinetics*
  • Male
  • Models, Chemical
  • Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred F344

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Benzofurans
  • Enzyme Inhibitors
  • Acyltransferases
  • glycylpeptide N-tetradecanoyltransferase