Using the theoretical linear energy solvation energy relationship to correlate and predict nasal pungency thresholds

The biological and toxicological activity of gases and vapors

A large amount of data on the biological and toxicological activity of gases and vapors has been collected from the literature. Processes include sensory irritation thresholds, the Alarie mouse test, inhalation anesthesia, etc. It is shown that a single equation using only five descriptors (properties of the gases and vapors) plus a set of indicator variables for the given processes can correlate 643 biological and non-lethal toxicological activities of 'non-reactive' compounds with a standard deviation of 0.36 log unit. The equation is scaled to sensory irritation thresholds obtained by the procedure of Cometto-Muñiz, and Cain provides a general equation for the prediction of sensory irritation thresholds in man. It is suggested that differences in biological/toxicological activity arise primarily from transport from the gas phase to a receptor phase or area, except for odor detection thresholds where interaction with a receptor(s) is important.

Determination and estimation of partitioning properties for substituted phosphates and thiophosphates

Substituted phenylglyoxylonitrile oximino phosphates and thiophosphates invested as a synergist of molluscicide killing snail eggs have been exposed to the environment with very little attention. The partitioning properties, aqueous solubility (S(w)), n-octanol-water partition coefficient (K(ow)) and soil organic carbon sorption coefficients (K(oc)) of 16 O, O'-dialkyl, O''-(substituted phenylglyoxylonitrile oximino) phosphates and thiophosphates, were determined by the traditional shaking flask method. The parameters of molecular fragment connectivity indices (MFCIs) and linear solvation energy relationships (LSERs) were used as molecular descriptors to establish a series of correlation equations successfully. The obtained correlation equations provided a quantitative method to predict the three partitioning properties for new exploited substituted phosphates and thiophosphates. More valuable, the successful application of MFCIs provides us with a good example and a good idea to improve traditional molecular connectivity indices (MCIs).

In silico ADME/Tox: the state of the art

The field of computational (in silico) ADME/Tox (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity) is receiving increased attention due a better appreciation that these molecular properties should be considered earlier in the drug discovery process. This report briefly reviews selected papers presented at the 220th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, DC, 20-24 August, 2000, and describes the types of ADME/Tox computational models presented, the results obtained, and relevant recent publications that coincide with the work reported.