Automatic search for maximum similarity between molecular electrostatic potential distributions

J Comput Aided Mol Des. 1991 Aug;5(4):371-80. doi: 10.1007/BF00126669.

Abstract

A new computer program has been developed to automatically obtain the relative position of two molecules in which the similarity between molecular electrostatic-potential distributions is greatest. These distributions are considered in a volume around the molecules, and the similarity is measured by the Spearman rank coefficient. The program has been tested using several pairs of molecules: water vs. water; phenylethylamine and phenylpropylamine vs. benzylamine; and methotrexate vs. dihydrofolic acid.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Benzylamines / chemistry
  • Electrochemistry*
  • Folic Acid / analogs & derivatives
  • Folic Acid / chemistry
  • Methotrexate / chemistry
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / chemistry*
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations / metabolism
  • Phenethylamines / chemistry
  • Quantum Theory
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / metabolism
  • Software*
  • Thermodynamics

Substances

  • Benzylamines
  • Pharmaceutical Preparations
  • Phenethylamines
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • dihydrofolate
  • Folic Acid
  • benzylamine
  • Methotrexate