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Table 1 Notation and brief description of the molecular descriptors involved in the QSAR models for AD

From: QSAR analysis on tacrine-related acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

Molecular descriptor

Type

Description

Mor 06v

3D-MoRSE

3D-MoRSE - signal 06/weighted by atomic van der Waals volumes

Mor 09u

3D-MoRSE - signal 09/unweighted

Mor 27e

3D-MoRSE - signal 27/weighted by atomic Sanderson electronegativities

G 1u

WHIM

1st component symmetry directional WHIM index/unweighted

Eu 2

2nd component accessibility directional WHIM index/unweighted

GATS 2e

2D- Autocorrelations

Geary autocorrelation of lag 2/weighted by atomic Sanderson electronegativities

MATS 1m

Moran autocorrelation of lag 1/weighted by atomic masses

R 5e

GETAWAY

R autocorrelation of lag 5/weighted by atomic Sanderson electronegativities

HATS 6m

leverage-weighted autocorrelation of lag 6/weighted by atomic masses

R 3m+

R maximal autocorrelation of lag 3/weighted by atomic masses

R 2m+

R maximal autocorrelation of lag 2/weighted by atomic masses

R 5e+

R maximal autocorrelation of lag 5/weighted by atomic Sanderson electronegativities

nNHR

Constitutional

number of secondary amines (aliphatic)

AMW

average molecular weight

X 1A

Topological

average connectivity index chi-1

MPC 09

molecular path count of order 09

Qmean

Charge

mean absolute charge (charge polarization)

BELm 2

BCUT

lowest eigenvalue number 2 of Burden matrix/weighted by atomic masses

MEcc

Geometrical

molecular eccentricity

RDF 020m

RDF

Radial Distribution Function - 2.0/weighted by atomic masses