Molecular property

Molecular properties include the chemical properties, physical properties, and structural properties of molecules, including drugs. Molecular properties typically do not include pharmacological or biological properties of a chemical compound.

See also

Biological activity
Chemical property
Chemical structure
Lipinski's rule of five,[1] describing molecular properties of drugs
Physical property
QSAR,[2] quantitative structure-activity relationship

References

C.A. Lipinski; F. Lombardo; B.W. Dominy & P.J. Feeney (1997). "Experimental and computational approaches to estimate solubility and permeability in drug discovery and development settings". Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 23: 3–25. doi:10.1016/S0169-409X(96)00423-1.
Leach, Andrew R. (2001). Molecular modelling: principles and applications. Englewood Cliffs, N.J: Prentice Hall. ISBN 0-582-38210-6.

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