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. 2023 Dec 4;13:21404. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-48398-6

Table 4.

Pharmacokinetic properties ADMET analyses of absorption, distribution, excretion, metabolism, toxicity, and drug-likeness assessment.

ADMET Carvedilol 1-hydroxyl carvedilol 3-hydroxyl carvedilol 4-hydroxyl carvedilol 5-hydroxyl carvedilol 8-hydroxyl carvedilol O-desmethyl carvedilol
Physicochemical Properties
 Molecular Weight 406.47 422.47 422.47 422.47 422.47 422.47 392.45
 H-bond acceptors 5 6 6 6 6 6 5
 H-bond donors 3 4 4 4 4 4 4
 Number of rings 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
 Number of carbons > 4 > 4 > 4 > 4 > 4 > 4 > 4
 Rotatable bonds 10 10 10 10 10 10 9
 Heteroatoms 6 7 7 7 7 7 6
 TPSA 75.74 95.97 95.97 95.97 95.97 95.97 86.74
Lipophilicity
 iLOGP 3.45 2.15 3.2 2.31 3.41 3.08 2.48
 XLOGP3 4.37 4.01 4.01 4.01 4.01 4.01 4.1
 WLOGP 3.74 3.44 3.44 3.44 3.44 3.44 3.44
 MLOGP 1.96 1.43 1.43 1.43 1.43 1.43 1.75
 Consensus Log P 3.61 3.02 3.23 3.05 3.27 3.21 3.15
Pharmacokinetics
 GI absorption High High High High High High High
 BBB permeant Yes No No No No No No
 Pgp substrate Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 CYP1A2 inhibitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 CYP2C19 inhibitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 CYP2C9 inhibitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 CYP2D6 inhibitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 CYP3A4 inhibitor Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 log Kp (cm/s) − 5.68 − 6.03 − 6.03 − 6.03 − 6.03 − 6.03 − 5.78
Drug-likeness
 Lipinski (Pfizer) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Egan (Pharmacia) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Muegge (Bayer) Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
 Bioavailability 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55 0.55

Criteria for Lipinski (Pfizer) filter: molecular weight ≤ 500, H-bond acceptors ≤ 10, H-bond donors ≤ 5, MLOGP ≤ 4.15; Criteria for Egan (Pharmacia) filter: WLOGP ≤ 5.88, TPSA ≤ 131.6; Criteria for Muegge (Bayer) filter: 200 ≤ molecular weight ≤ 600, -2 ≤ XLOGP ≤ 5, TPSA ≤ 150, number of rings ≤ 7, number of carbon > 4, Rotatable bonds ≤ 15, Heteroatoms > 1, H-bond acceptors ≤ 10, H-bond donors ≤ 5.

TPSA: Topological polar surface area; iLOGP, XLOGP3, WLOGP, MLOGP, and Silicos-IT Log P are five methods used to calculate the n-octanol/water partition coefficient (log Po/w); Consensus Log P: coefficient average value calculated by the aforementioned five methods; GI absorption: Gastrointestinal absorption; BBB permeant: blood–brain barrier permeant; Pgp substrate: P-glycoprotein substrate; CYP1A2: Cytochrome P450 1A2; CYP2C19: Cytochrome P450 2C19; CYP2C9: Cytochrome P450 2C9; CYP2D6: Cytochrome P450 2D6; CYP3A4: Cytochrome P450 3A4; log Kp (cm/s): Skin permeability coefficient.