Abstract
Research is continuously being pursued to treat cancer patients and prevent the disease by developing new medicines. However, experimental drug design and development is a costly, time-consuming, and challenging process. Alternatively, computational and mathematical techniques play an important role in optimally achieving this goal. Among these mathematical techniques, topological indices (TIs) have many applications in the drugs used for the treatment of breast cancer. TIs can be utilized to forecast the effectiveness of drugs by providing molecular structure information and related properties of the drugs. In addition, these can assist in the design and discovery of new drugs by providing insights into the structure-property/structure-activity relationships. In this article, a Quantitative Structure Property Relationship (QSPR) analysis is carried out using some novel degree-based molecular descriptors and regression models to predict various properties (such as boiling point, melting point, enthalpy, flashpoint, molar refraction, molar volume, and polarizability) of 14 drugs used for the breast cancer treatment. The molecular structures of these drugs are topologically modeled through vertex and edge partitioning techniques of graph theory, and then linear regression models are developed to correlate the computed values with the experimental properties of the drugs to investigate the performance of TIs in predicting these properties. The results confirmed the potential of the considered topological indices as a tool for drug discovery and design in the field of breast cancer treatment.
Keywords: Drugs, Molecular structure, Topological indices, Graph theory, QSPR analysis
Graphical abstract
Highlights
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The molecular structures of some novel anti-breast cancer drugs are topologically modeled through vertex and edge partitioning techniques of graph theory.
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Linear regression models are developed to correlate the theoretically computed values with the experimental properties of these drugs to investigate the performance of implemented topological indices in predicting these properties.
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The obtained results confirmed the potential of the considered topological indices as a tool for drug discovery and design in the field of breast cancer treatment.
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This work showed how the computed topological indices could contribute to the design of new pharmaceuticals by chemists and other individuals working in the pharmaceutical sector.
1. Introduction
One of the major causes of death in the world is cancer. Cancer is a broad term used to describe a group of diseases characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells in the body. These cells can invade nearby tissues and organs, disrupting their normal function, and can also metastasize, spreading to other parts of the body through the bloodstream or lymphatic system. Breast cancer specifically refers to cancer that develops in the cells of the breast tissue. It is the most common cancer among women globally. Breast cancer can manifest in different forms, including invasive ductal carcinoma (which starts in the milk ducts and spreads to nearby tissues), invasive lobular carcinoma (which originates in the lobules or milk-producing glands), and less common subtypes such as inflammatory breast cancer and triple-negative breast cancer (Figuerola and Avila, 2019; Kinteh et al., 2023; Waks and Winer, 2019). Risk factors for breast cancer include age, family history of the disease, genetic mutations (such as BRCA1 and BRCA2), hormonal factors (such as early menstruation, late menopause, and hormone replacement therapy), lifestyle factors (such as alcohol consumption, obesity, and physical inactivity), and exposure to ionizing radiation. Early detection through screening mammography, clinical breast exams, and breast self-exams, followed by prompt diagnosis and treatment, can significantly improve outcomes for individuals with breast cancer. Treatment options may include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy, hormonal therapy, targeted therapy, or a combination of these approaches, depending on the type and stage of the cancer. (M. C. Shanmukha et al., 2022).
Over the past 20 years, research into breast cancer has significantly advanced our understanding of the condition and produced more effective, less harmful treatments. Early diagnosis at stages amenable to complete surgical resection and curative therapy has been made possible by increased public awareness and enhanced screening. As a result, survival rates for breast cancers have considerably increased, especially in younger women (Gao et al., 2016a). Major investment in breast cancer research and understanding has contributed to improvements in the detection and cure of breast cancer. Due in large part to variables like early discovery, frequent thorough screening, and a better knowledge of the disease, the breast cancer survival ratio has increased and the number of deaths related to this disease is constantly reducing (Kumar et al., 2015). Using preventive drugs or undergoing preventive surgery can lower the risk of breast cancer in people with a strong family background of the disease or who have been identified as having precancerous breasts.
Research is continuously being pursued to treat cancer patients and prevent the disease by developing new medicines. However, experimental drug design and development is a costly, time-consuming, and challenging process. Alternatively, computational and mathematical techniques play an important role in achieving this goal in an optimal way. Among these computational and mathematical techniques, topological indices (TIs) have many applications in the drugs used for the treatment of breast cancer. The TI is the outcome of a logical and mathematical process that converts the chemical information provided within a graphical representation of a molecule into a helpful component or the outcome of certain standardized experiments (Arockiaraj et al., 2023; Liu et al., 2022; Paul et al., 2023; Ullah et al., 2023a, Ullah et al., 2023b; Asad Ullah, Muhammad Qasim et al., 2022; Ullah et al., 2023; Asad Ullah, Shamsudin et al., 2022; A. Ullah et al., 2022a, Ullah et al., 2022b, Ullah et al., 2022c). It is noted that the word “helpful" has particular implications. It means that the number can provide further explanations for how to interpret molecular properties and/or that it can contribute to a model for the prediction of a particular interesting attribute of molecules (Arockiaraj et al., 2019; Hayat et al., 2023; Hayat et al., 2022; Hayat et al., 2023a, Hayat et al., 2023b; Yan et al., 2023; Zaman et al., 2023; Zaman et al., 2022). TIs can be utilized to forecast the effectiveness of drugs in cancer treatment by providing molecular structure information and related properties of the drugs (Bokhary et al., 2021; Gao et al., 2016b; M. Shanmukha et al., 2022). One can easily identify the most effective drugs for treatment through an in-depth investigation of degree-based TIs (M. Shanmukha et al., 2022). In addition, these can assist in the design and discovery of new drugs by providing insights into the structure-activity/structure-property relationships (Zhong et al., 2021).
In chemical graph theory, the molecular structure is modeled using a graph where vertices are atoms of the compound and edges are chemical bonds between atoms (Aslam et al., 2017b; Hakeem et al., 2023; Hosamani et al., 2017; Jahanbani et al., 2021; Siddiqui et al., 2022; Ullah et al., 2023; Yan et al., 2023; Yu et al., 2023; Zaman et al., 2023b; Zaman and Ullah, 2023; Zhang et al., 2023). A relatively new field called Cheminformatics combines mathematics, chemistry, and information science, it studies Quantitative structure property/activity relationship (QSPR/QSAR) that are used to calculate the biological activities and properties of different chemical compounds. TIs play an important role in QSPR/QSAR analysis in the fields of biological, chemical sciences, and engineering (Aslam et al., 2017b; Gutman et al., 2018). In QSAR modeling, the predictors consist of physico-chemical properties or theoretical molecular descriptors (Muhammad et al., 2018; Todeschini and Consonni, 2009; Xu et al., 2007), while the term QSPR models as response variable (Joudaki and Shafiei, 2020; Nantasenamat et al., 2009, 2010; Varmuza et al., 2013). Wiener (1947) gave the idea of a topological index during the investigation of the boiling point of paraffin and termed it a path number. After this, it was called as Wiener index. It is the first and most reputed topological index, both from an application as well as theoretical point of view, and is defined as the sum of the distance between all pairs of vertices in a graph G (Janoschek, 1987). Degree-based topological indices are commonly used and play a significant role in chemical graph theory, especially in chemistry. Gutman and Trinajstic established the earliest topological indices, the Zagreb type indices (Ali et al., 2020; Furtula et al., 2013; Gutman and Trinajstić, 1972; Kwun et al., 2018), which have been utilized to investigate molecular difficulty, boiling point, and chirality. Several researchers have investigated the QSPR and QSAR analysis of the molecular structures of drugs by leveraging degree based topological indices (Bokhary et al., 2021; Mondal et al., 2021; Rauf et al., 2022; Ullah et al., 2024; Zhong et al., 2021) in order to gain a deeper understanding of their behavior and physical properties. However, despite intensive studies, the molecular structural topology is still not well understood. Here, in order to better understand the molecular structural topology and behavior of the drug molecules, we developed specific novel neighborhood degree based descriptors through mathematical expressions. These descriptors provide a more detailed understanding of the topology of drug molecules. The definitions and details of these descriptors are presented below.
In the present study, we have represented the molecular structure of drugs by a simple, finite, and connected graph with , defined as vertices and edges in G respectively (Randic, 1996). The distance of the shortest path between two vertices and in is used to express the distance between them as The number of vertices of the graph adjacent to a given vertex is the degree of that vertex and will be symbolized by . Chemistry's valence concept and the concept of degree are closely related (Mc et al., 2020). To predict the physical characteristics of the drugs accurately, linear regression and QSPR modeling are used (Duchowicz et al., 2008; Hosamani et al., 2017).
The considered topological indices based on the vertex degree are as follows:
The modified neighborhood version of the forgotten topological index (Furtula and Gutman, 2015) is defined as,
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The neighborhood version of the second Zagreb index is describe by (Siddiqui et al., 2016)
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The neighborhood version of the hyper Zagreb index is described as (Shirdel et al., 2013)
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The neighborhood Zagreb index is defined as,
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The neighborhood version of the forgotten topological index, which is defined as,
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for further details about the above indices, see (Mondal et al., 2019).
2. Results and discussion
2.1. Computation of topological indices
The chemical structures of drugs used to treat breast cancer are subjected to some novel degree-based topological indices (Eqs. (1), (2), (3), (4), (5))). It is already established that the degree based topological indices are closely linked to the physical characteristics of the chemical compounds (Aslam et al., 2017; Mondal et al., 2019; Shao et al., 2018; Siddiqui et al., 2016). Here, we have represented the molecular structure of drugs by a simple, finite, and connected graph with , defined as vertices and edges in G respectively (Randic, 1996). The number of vertices of the graph adjacent to a given vertex is the degree of that vertex and will be symbolized by and the term frequency is defined here as, the division of edge(vertex) set into partitions according to their sum of neighborhood degree. In this section, the molecular structures of 14 drugs [Abemaciclib (Verzenio), braxane, Anastrozole (Arimidex), Capecitabine (Xeloda), Cyclophosphamide, Everolimus (Afinitor), Exemestane (Aromasin), Fulvestrant (Faslodex), Ixabepilone (Ixempra), Letrozole (Femara), Megestrol Acetate, Methotrexate, Tamoxifen (Soltamox), and Thiotepa (Tepadina)] are taken to compute some novel topological indices. Fig. 1 shows the molecular structures of these medications. The constituents in the chemical structure are thought of as nodes/vertices of the graph, and the connections between them are as edges. Graph theory-based edge and vertex partitioning techniques are then used to model the molecular topology and to compute the frequency of edges and vertices, these frequencies are given in the form of tables in the relevant sections below. The topological indices are computed based on these frequency tables and Eqs. (1)–(5).
Theorem 1
Let be the graph of abemaciclib, then the topological indices (Eqs. (1), (2), (3), (4), (5))) for G1 are given as follows:
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= 8018
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= 3613
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= 15242
- 4.
= 2776
- 5.
= 21806
Fig. 1.
Molecular structures of anti-breast cancer drugs.
Proof. Let be the graph of Abemaciclib with vertex set and edge set . Let represent degree of a vertex and represents the class of edges of G1 joining vertices of degrees s and t. Here, the edge(vertex) set is divided into partitions according to their sum of neighborhood degree, called the frequency, which is shown in below tables. Table i, Table ii show the vertex partition and edge partition respectively.
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- 5.
Theorem 2
Let be the graph of Abraxane, and then the topological indices (Eqs. (1), (2), (3), (4), (5))) for G2 are given as follows:
- 1.
= 14744
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= 6504
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= 27752
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= 4996
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= 45064
Table i.
Vertex partition of Abemaciclib drug.
| Frequency | |
|---|---|
| 3 | 9 |
| 4 | 25 |
| 6 | 7 |
| 7 | 12 |
| 8 | 4 |
| 9 | 7 |
| 10 | 2 |
| 12 | 3 |
Table ii.
Edge partition of Abemaciclib drug.
| (s, t) | Frequency |
|---|---|
| (3, 6) | 1 |
| (3, 7) | 8 |
| (4, 6) | 3 |
| (4, 7) | 9 |
| (4, 8) | 2 |
| (4, 9) | 10 |
| (4, 12) | 1 |
| (6, 6) | 1 |
| (6, 7) | 4 |
| (6, 8) | 4 |
| (6, 9) | 2 |
| (6, 10) | 2 |
| (7, 7) | 4 |
| (7, 8) | 4 |
| (7, 9) | 3 |
| (7, 10) | 1 |
| (7, 12) | 2 |
| (8, 9) | 1 |
| (8, 10) | 1 |
| (8, 12) | 1 |
| (9, 9) | 2 |
| (9, 10) | 1 |
| (9, 12) | 5 |
| (10, 12) | 1 |
Proof. Let be the graph of Abraxane with vertex set and edge set . Let represent the degree of a vertex and the class of edges of G2 joining vertices of degrees s and t. The following tables show the vertex partition and edge partition.
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- 5.
Theorem 3
Letbe the graph of Anastrozole, then the topological indices (Eqs. (1), (2), (3), (4), (5))) for G3 are given as follows:
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= 4680
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= 2046
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= 8772
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= 1586
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= 13106
Table iv.
Edge partition of an Abraxane drug.
| (s, t) | Frequency |
|---|---|
| (2, 5) | 3 |
| (3, 6) | 1 |
| (3, 7) | 18 |
| (3, 8) | 1 |
| (3, 9) | 1 |
| (4, 6) | 9 |
| (4, 7) | 10 |
| (4, 8) | 2 |
| (4, 9) | 1 |
| (4, 10) | 5 |
| (4, 11) | 5 |
| (4, 13) | 1 |
| (5, 10) | 1 |
| (5, 11) | 1 |
| (5, 14) | 1 |
| (6, 7) | 3 |
| (6, 9) | 1 |
| (6, 11) | 1 |
| (7, 7) | 15 |
| (7, 8) | 1 |
| (7, 9) | 6 |
| (7, 10) | 3 |
| (7, 11) | 2 |
| (7,14) | 1 |
| (7, 15) | 3 |
| (8, 8) | 1 |
| (8, 11) | 2 |
| (8, 14) | 1 |
| (9, 9) | 1 |
| (9, 11) | 1 |
| (9, 15) | 1 |
| (10, 11) | 5 |
| (10, 14) | 1 |
| (11, 11) | 2 |
| (11, 13) | 1 |
| (11, 14) | 2 |
| (11, 15) | 1 |
| (13, 14) | 1 |
| (13, 15) | 1 |
Table iii.
Vertex partition of Abraxane drug.
| Frequency | |
|---|---|
| 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 21 |
| 4 | 33 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 6 | 4 |
| 7 | 26 |
| 8 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 |
| 10 | 4 |
| 11 | 7 |
| 13 | 1 |
| 14 | 2 |
| 15 | 2 |
Proof. Let be the graph of Anastrozole with vertex set and edge set . Let represent degree of a vertex and represents the class of edges of G3 joining vertices of degrees s and t. The following tables show the vertex partition and edge partition
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- 5.
Theorem 4
Let be the graph of Capecitabine, then the topological indices (Eqs. (1), (2), (3), (4), (5))) for G4 are given as follows:
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= 5603
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= 2429
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= 10461
4. = 1860
5. = 14844
Table vi.
Edge partition of an Anastrozole drug.
| (s, t) | Frequency |
|---|---|
| (2, 5) | 2 |
| (3, 5) | 1 |
| (3, 6) | 1 |
| (3, 7) | 3 |
| (4, 7) | 12 |
| (4, 8) | 2 |
| (5, 6) | 2 |
| (5, 13) | 2 |
| (6, 6) | 1 |
| (6, 9) | 2 |
| (7, 10) | 5 |
| (7, 13) | 4 |
| (8, 9) | 1 |
| (8, 10) | 1 |
| (10, 13) | 2 |
Table v.
Vertex partition of an Anastrozole drug.
| Frequency | |
|---|---|
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 14 |
| 5 | 3 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 7 |
| 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 1 |
| 10 | 3 |
| 13 | 2 |
Proof. Let be the graph of Capecitabine with vertex set and edge set . Let represent the degree of a vertex and represents the class of edges of G4 joining vertices of degrees s and t. The following tables show the vertex partition and edge partition
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- 5.
Theorem 5
Let be the graph of Cyclophosphamide, then the topological indices (Eqs. (1), (2), (3), (4), (5))) for G5 are given as follows:
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= 3428
- 2.
= 1509
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= 6446
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= 1156
- 5.
=9198
Table viii.
Edge partition of a Capecitabine drug.
| (s, t) | Frequency |
|---|---|
| (2, 5) | 1 |
| (3, 6) | 2 |
| (3, 7) | 3 |
| (4, 5) | 1 |
| (4, 7) | 6 |
| (4, 8) | 2 |
| (4, 10) | 8 |
| (4, 11) | 3 |
| (5, 11) | 2 |
| (6, 6) | 1 |
| (6, 7) | 2 |
| (6, 8) | 1 |
| (6, 10) | 1 |
| (7, 7) | 1 |
| (7, 8) | 2 |
| (7, 10) | 2 |
| (7, 11) | 1 |
| (8, 10) | 2 |
| (8, 11) | 1 |
| (10, 10) | 3 |
| (10, 11) | 1 |
| (11, 11) | 2 |
Table vii.
Vertex partition of a Capecitabine drug.
| Frequency | |
|---|---|
| 2 | 1 |
| 3 | 5 |
| 4 | 19 |
| 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 |
| 7 | 6 |
| 8 | 3 |
| 10 | 5 |
| 11 | 3 |
Proof. Let be the graph of Cyclophosphamide with vertex set and edge set . Let represent the degree of a vertex and the class of edges of G5 joining vertices of degrees s and t. The following tables show the vertex partition and edge partition
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Table x.
Edge partition of Cyclophosphamide drug.
| (s, t) | Frequency |
|---|---|
| (3, 9) | 1 |
| (4, 7) | 6 |
| (4, 8) | 2 |
| (4, 9) | 7 |
| (4, 10) | 2 |
| (7, 9) | 2 |
| (8, 8) | 1 |
| (8, 9) | 1 |
| (8, 10) | 1 |
| (9, 9) | 2 |
| (9, 10) | 1 |
| (9, 12) | 3 |
Table ix.
Vertex partition of Cyclophosphamide drug.
| Frequency | |
|---|---|
| 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 17 |
| 7 | 2 |
| 8 | 2 |
| 9 | 5 |
| 10 | 1 |
| 12 | 1 |
The topological indices of other drugs are obtained using similar computational techniques as those used in Theorems 1 - 5 above. The computed values of the topological indices for all 14 drugs are given in Table 1.
Table 1.
Numerical values of the computed TIs for 14 considered drugs.
| Name of Drugs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abemaciclib | 2776 | 21806 | 8018 | 3613 | 15244 |
| Abraxane | 4996 | 45064 | 14744 | 6504 | 27752 |
| Anastrozole | 1586 | 13106 | 4680 | 2046 | 8772 |
| Capecitabine | 1860 | 14844 | 5603 | 2429 | 10461 |
| Cyclophosphamide | 1156 | 9198 | 3428 | 1509 | 6446 |
| Everolimus | 6311 | 54001 | 19419 | 8436 | 36291 |
| Exemestane | 2395 | 22927 | 2779 | 3215 | 13819 |
| Fulvestrant | 4117 | 38481 | 13830 | 5907 | 25644 |
| Ixabepilone | 2922 | 28760 | 10377 | 4469 | 19315 |
| Letrozole | 1180 | 8748 | 3308 | 1515 | 6338 |
| Megestrol Acetate | 2751 | 25673 | 7811 | 3388 | 14587 |
| Methotrexate | 1814 | 12688 | 5026 | 2276 | 9578 |
| Tamoxifen | 2069 | 15293 | 5762 | 2617 | 10996 |
| Thiotepa | 1226 | 11390 | 3848 | 1723 | 7294 |
2.2. Quantitative structure-property relationship analysis
2.2.1. Regression models
Five topological indices are applied to model seven physical properties (boiling point (BP), melting point (MP), enthalpy of vaporization (E), flashpoint (F), molar refractivity (MR), molar volume (MV), and polarizability (P)) of the 14 anti-breast cancer drugs shown in Fig. 1. The experimental physical properties of these drugs are presented in Table 2 below. A simple linear regression model was used to correlate the computed values of topological indices with the experimental physical properties of drugs.
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Here, = constant, = regression coefficient, = topological index, = physical property.
Table 2.
Physical properties of drugs.
| Name of drugs | BP ( at 760 mmHg) | MP () | Enthalpy (kJmol−1) | Flash point () | MR | MV () | P 10-24 () |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abemaciclib | 689.3 | 101 | 370.7 | 140.4 | 382.3 | 55.7 | |
| Abraxane | 957.1 | 146 | 532.6 | 219.3 | 610.6 | 86.9 | |
| Anastrozole | 469.7 | 81.5 | 73.2 | 237.9 | 90 | 270.3 | 35.7 |
| Capecitabine | 517 | 115.5 | 82.3 | 240.5 | 32.6 | ||
| Cyclophosphamide | 336.1 | 51 | 57.9 | 157.1 | 58.1 | 195.7 | 23 |
| Everolimus | 998.7 | 998.7 | 165.1 | 557.8 | 257.7 | 811.2 | 102.2 |
| Exemestane | 453.7 | 155.13 | 71.3 | 169 | 85.8 | 260.6 | 34 |
| Fulvestrant | 674.8 | 105 | 104.1 | 361.9 | 154 | 505.1 | 61.1 |
| Ixabepilone | 697.8 | 107.3 | 375.8 | 140.1 | 451.6 | 55.5 | |
| Letrozole | 563.5 | 181 | 84.7 | 294.6 | 87.1 | 234.5 | 34.5 |
| Megestrol Acetate | 507.1 | 214 | 77.7 | 218.5 | 106.4 | 333.4 | 42.2 |
| Methotrexate | 192 | 119 | 295.7 | 47.2 | |||
| Tamoxifen | 482.3 | 96 | 74.7 | 140 | 118.9 | 118.9 | 47.1 |
| Thiotepa | 270.2 | 51.5 | 50.8 | 117.2 | 49.1 | 125.8 | 19.5 |
For seven physical characteristics and five degree based topological indices of the molecular structure of fourteen medicines, constant (A) and regression coefficient (b) are computed using the SPSS tool. The following regression models are constructed for the specified degree based topological indices by using Eq. (6).
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Regression model for modified neighborhood version of Forgotten topological index ()
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Regression model for neighborhood version of second Zagreb index
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Regression model for Neighborhood version of Hyper Zagreb Index .
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Regression model for Neighborhood Zagreb index .
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Regression model for the neighborhood version of the Forgotten Topological index ( .
Table 3 lists the correlation coefficients for each topological index and the seven physical properties. Fig. 2 depicts the relationship between the drug's topological index and the correlation coefficient of its physicochemical attributes like boiling point, melting point, enthalpy, flashpoint, molar refraction, molar volume, and polarizability.
Table 3.
The correlation coefficients of the experimental physical properties and computed TI values of drugs.
| Topological index | Correlation coefficients of BP | Correlation coefficients of MP |
Correlation coefficients of enthalpy | Correlation coefficients of FP | Correlation coefficients of MR |
Correlation coefficients of MV |
Correlation coefficients of P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FN*(G) | 0.90 | 0.79 | 0.93 | 0.88 | 0.94 | 0.94 | 0.94 |
| M2*(G) | 0.90 | 0.82 | 0.93 | 0.87 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.94 |
| HMN(G) | 0.90 | 0.81 | 0.92 | 0.86 | 0.94 | 0.95 | 0.94 |
| MN(G) | 0.91 | 0.84 | 0.93 | 0.86 | 0.95 | 0.95 | 0.95 |
| FN(G) | 0.88 | 0.79 | 0.91 | 0.85 | 0.92 | 0.94 | 0.92 |
Fig. 2.
Correlation coefficients of physical properties and Topological indices (TIs).
2.2.2. Evaluation of statistical parameters
This section uses QSPR modeling to analyze the correlation between the physiochemical features of various breast cancer drugs such as Abemaciclib (Verzenio), Abraxane, Anastrozole (Arimidex), Capecitabine (Xeloda), Cyclophosphamide, Everolimus (Afinitor), Exemestane (Aromasin), Fulvestrant (Faslodex), Ixabepilone (Ixempra), Letrozole (Femara), Megestrol Acetate, Methotrexate, Tamoxifen (Soltamox), and Thiotepa (Tepadina), and their computed degree based TIs. Such as is a sample size, is -intercept or constant, is slope, is the correlation coefficient, is the ratio of the dependent variable change that a linear regression model explains. We believe the correlation coefficient to be one where the theoretical and experimental calculations are closer (indicated by bolded font in tables). This form of test can help relate and determine model improvement. It must be noted that the value of p is less than 0.05 and the value of is even more than 0.6. Consequently, it depicts that all the properties are significant. The statistical variables involved in QSPR models of TIs are presented in Table 4, Table 5, Table 6, Table 7, Table 8. The term “standard error estimate” refers to the amount of variance for an observation observed around the determined regression line. It is described in Table 9 and assesses the degree of prediction accuracy produced around the calculated regression line.
Table 4.
Statistical Parameters for the linear QSPR model for (FN*(G). The bold font indicates the maximum correlation value.
| Physical property | N | A | b | r | r2 | F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 13 | 290.227 | 0.037 | 0.898 | 0.806 | 45.765 | 0.000 |
| Melting point | 11 | −79.851 | 0.041 | 0.794 | 0.631 | 15.404 | 0.393 |
| Enthalpy | 12 | 39.483 | 0.003 | 0.926 | 0.857 | 59.766 | 0.000 |
| Flash point | 12 | 95.358 | 0.024 | 0.885 | 0.783 | 36.014 | 0.035 |
| Molar Refraction | 14 | 37.990 | 0.011 | 0.940 | 0.884 | 91.649 | 0.002 |
| Molar Volume | 14 | 65.429 | 0.036 | 0.952 | 0.891 | 98.544 | 0.073 |
| Polarizability | 14 | 15.047 | 0.004 | 0.938 | 0.880 | 87.944 | 0.004 |
Table 5.
Statistical parameters for the linear QSPR model for M2*(G). The bold font indicates the highest correlation value.
| Physical property | N | A | b | r | r2 | F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 13 | 257.017 | 0.090 | 0.899 | 0.809 | 46.604 | 0.001 |
| Melting point | 11 | −123.529 | 0.103 | 0.816 | 0.665 | 17.875 | 0.212 |
| Enthalpy | 12 | 38.784 | 0.014 | 0.928 | 0.862 | 62.362 | 0.001 |
| Flash point | 12 | 76.128 | 0.058 | 0.867 | 0.751 | 30.143 | 0.126 |
| Molar Refraction | 14 | 28.842 | 0.026 | 0.941 | 0.884 | 91.326 | 0.024 |
| Molar Volume | 14 | 33.042 | 0.088 | 0.952 | 0.907 | 116.658 | 0.340 |
| Polarizability | 14 | 11.421 | 0.010 | 0.940 | 0.884 | 91.531 | 0.024 |
Table 6.
Statistical parameters used for the linear QSPR model for HMN(G). The bold font indicates the highest correlation value.
| Physical property | N | A | b | r | r2 | F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 13 | 261.120 | 0.021 | 0.896 | 0.802 | 44.597 | 0.001 |
| Melting point | 11 | −117.725 | 0.024 | 0.811 | 0.657 | 17.258 | 0.234 |
| Enthalpy | 12 | 41.740 | 0.003 | 0.925 | 0.855 | 59.005 | 0.001 |
| Flash point | 12 | 78.877 | 0.013 | 0.863 | 0.746 | 29.300 | 0.116 |
| Molar Refraction | 14 | 30.173 | 0.006 | 0.936 | 0.876 | 84.539 | 0.022 |
| Molar Volume | 14 | 36.143 | 0.020 | 0.952 | 0.906 | 116.081 | 0.296 |
| Polarizability | 14 | 11.948 | 0.002 | 0.936 | 0.876 | 84.722 | 0.022 |
Table 7.
Statistical parameters used for the linear QSPR model for MN(G). The bold font indicates the highest correlation value.
| Physical property | N | A | b | r | r2 | F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 13 | 249.201 | 0.124 | 0.906 | 0.821 | 50.432 | 0.001 |
| Melting point | 11 | −147.316 | 0.146 | 0.842 | 0.710 | 22.006 | 0.128 |
| Enthalpy | 12 | 37.718 | 0.020 | 0.934 | 0.872 | 68.104 | 0.001 |
| Flash point | 12 | 73.612 | 0.079 | 0.865 | 0.748 | 29.615 | 0.144 |
| Molar Refraction | 14 | 25.462 | 0.036 | 0.953 | 0.908 | 118.362 | 0.028 |
| Molar Volume | 14 | 27.063 | 0.120 | 0.949 | 0.789 | 44.827 | 0.083 |
| Polarizability | 14 | 10.080 | 0.014 | 0.953 | 0.908 | 118.698 | 0.028 |
Table 8.
Statistical parameters used for the linear QSPR model for FN(G). The bold font indicates the highest correlation value.
| Physical property | N | A | b | r | r2 | F | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boiling point | 13 | 272.117 | 0.013 | 0.881 | 0.776 | 38.118 | 0.001 |
| Melting point | 11 | −106.954 | 0.015 | 0.793 | 0.629 | 15.257 | 0.290 |
| Enthalpy | 12 | 40.970 | 0.002 | 0.908 | 0.825 | 47.216 | 0.001 |
| Flash point | 12 | 85.222 | 0.009 | 0.847 | 0.717 | 25.362 | 0.106 |
| Molar Refraction | 14 | 34.803 | 0.004 | 0.916 | 0.839 | 62.472 | 0.019 |
| Molar Volume | 14 | 48.980 | 0.013 | 0.941 | 0.885 | 91.952 | 0.198 |
| Polarizability | 14 | 13.785 | 0.002 | 0.916 | 0.839 | 62.558 | 0.019 |
Table 9.
Standard error of estimate.
| Topological index | Std. error of the estimate for boiling point | Std. error of the estimate for melting point | Std. error of the estimate for enthalpy | Std. error of the estimate for flash point | Std. error of the estimate for molar refraction | Std. error of the estimate for molar volume | Std. error of the estimate for Polarizability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FN*(G) | 98.84 | 172.44 | 13.60 | 72.50 | 21.09 | 66.31 | 8.35 |
| M2*(G) | 98.12 | 164.32 | 13.36 | 77.63 | 20.72 | 61.47 | 8.21 |
| HMN(G) | 99.87 | 166.24 | 13.68 | 78.45 | 21.44 | 61.61 | 8.49 |
| MN(G) | 95.01 | 152.98 | 12.86 | 78.14 | 18.45 | 63.37 | 7.31 |
| FN(G) | 106.25 | 172.96 | 15.02 | 82.71 | 24.41 | 68.38 | 9.67 |
2.2.3. Comparison
In this section, the evaluation of experimental values and calculated values from our regression models are performed. The physical characteristics of the practical and theoretically computed values of the models are also compared, and the results are presented in Table 10, Table 11, Table 12, Table 13, Table 14, Table 15, Table 16.
Table 10.
Comparison of experimental and calculated values for boiling point from linear regression models.
| Name of drugs | The boiling point of drugs | Boiling point computed from regression model for |
Boiling point computed from regression model for |
Boiling point computed from regression model for |
Boiling point computed from regression model for |
Boiling point computed from regression model for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abemaciclib | 689.3 ± 65.0 ○C at 760 mmHg | 593.025 | 559.754 | 587.736 | 583.155 | 578.285 |
| Abraxane | 957.1 ± 65.0 ○C at 760 mmHg | 867.985 | 866.545 | 837.304 | 844.119 | 838.525 |
| Anastrozole | 469.7 ± 55.0 ○C at 760 mmHg | 445.636 | 444.995 | 463.879 | 441.705 | 443.629 |
| Capecitabine | 517 ○C at 760 mmHg | 479.573 | 467.920 | 498.127 | 476.278 | 478.770 |
| Cyclophosphamide | 336.1 ± 52.0 ○C at 760 mmHg | 392.378 | 393.445 | 417.423 | 393.231 | 395.235 |
| Everolimus | 998.7 ± 75.0 ○C at 760 mmHg | 1030.856 | 984.431 | 1010.771 | 1018.516 | 1016.186 |
| Exemestane | 453.7 ± 45.0 ○C at 760 mmHg | 545.836 | 574.541 | 393.342 | 547.228 | 548.636 |
| Fulvestrant | 674.8 ± 55.0 ○C at 760 mmHg | 759.116 | 779.710 | 803.390 | 790.229 | 794.666 |
| Ixabepilone | 697.8 ± 55.0 ○C at 760 mmHg | 611.108 | 651.483 | 675.267 | 660.424 | 662.985 |
| Letrozole | 563.5 ± 60.0 ○C at 760 mmHg | 395.351 | 387.509 | 412.971 | 393.773 | 392.988 |
| Megestrol Acetate | 507.1 ± 50.0 ○C at 760 mmHg | 589.929 | 610.763 | 580.055 | 562.845 | 564.615 |
| Tamoxifen | 482.3 ± 33.0 ○C at 760 mmHg | 505.459 | 473.843 | 504.027 | 493.248 | 489.901 |
| Thiotepa | 270.2 ± 23.0 ○C at 760 mmHg | 401.048 | 422.359 | 433.008 | 412.549 | 412.878 |
Table 11.
Comparison of experimental and calculated values for melting point from linear regression models.
| Name of drugs | The melting point of drugs | Melting point computed from regression model for |
Melting point computed from regression model for |
Melting point computed from regression model for |
Melting point computed from regression model for |
Melting point computed from regression model for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anastrozole | 81.5 | 84.115 | 90.944 | 113.544 | 86.559 | 88.767 |
| Capecitabine | 115.5 | 124.098 | 117.187 | 151.686 | 125.887 | 128.526 |
| Cyclophosphamide | 51 | 21.369 | 31.934 | 61.806 | 31.419 | 34.013 |
| Everolimus | 998.7 | 773.592 | 708.451 | 722.615 | 742.700 | 736.562 |
| Exemestane | 155.13 | 202.165 | 239.239 | 34.987 | 206.595 | 207.573 |
| Fulvestrant | 105 | 453.442 | 474.101 | 491.656 | 483.016 | 485.933 |
| Letrozole | 181 | 24.871 | 25.139 | 56.848 | 32.035 | 31.471 |
| Megestrol Acetate | 214 | 254.113 | 280.703 | 242.928 | 224.359 | 225.652 |
| Methotrexate | 192 | 117.385 | 84.632 | 127.842 | 110.176 | 107.740 |
| Tamoxifen | 96 | 154.595 | 123.967 | 158.256 | 145.191 | 141.120 |
| Thiotepa | 51.5 | 31.584 | 65.033 | 79.162 | 53.393 | 53.975 |
Table 12.
Comparison of experimental and calculated values for enthalpy from regression models.
| Name of drugs | Enthalpy of drugs | Enthalpy computed from regression model for |
Enthalpy computed from regression model for |
Enthalpy computed from regression model for |
Enthalpy computed from regression model for |
Enthalpy computed from regression model for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abemaciclib | 101.0 ± 3.0 kJ/mol | 92.532 | 87.046 | 66.141 | 90.910 | 89.946 |
| Abraxane | 146.0 ± 3.0 kJ/mol | 136.367 | 136.189 | 88.503 | 132.619 | 129.500 |
| Anastrozole | 73.2 ± 3.0 kJ/mol | 69.035 | 68.663 | 55.043 | 68.302 | 69.479 |
| Cyclophosphamide | 57.9 ± 3.0 kJ/mol | 60.544 | 60.405 | 50.880 | 60.555 | 62.124 |
| Everolimus | 165.1 ± 6.0 kJ/mol | 162.333 | 155.073 | 104.046 | 160.493 | 156.503 |
| Exemestane | 71.3 ± 3.0 kJ/mol | 85.009 | 89.414 | 48.722 | 85.168 | 85.440 |
| Fulvestrant | 104.1 ± 3.0 kJ/mol | 119.011 | 122.280 | 85.464 | 124.006 | 122.834 |
| Ixabepilone | 107.3 ± 3.0 kJ/mol | 95.415 | 101.739 | 73.984 | 103.260 | 102.820 |
| Letrozole | 84.7 ± 3.0 kJ/mol | 61.018 | 59.454 | 50.481 | 60.641 | 61.782 |
| Megestrol Acetate | 77.7 ± 3.0 kJ/mol | 92.038 | 95.216 | 65.452 | 87.664 | 87.868 |
| Tamoxifen | 74.7 ± 3.0 kJ/mol | 78.572 | 73.284 | 58.640 | 76.540 | 76.512 |
| Thiotepa | 50.8 ± 3.0 kJ/mol | 61.926 | 65.037 | 52.276 | 63.642 | 64.805 |
Table 13.
Comparison of experimental and calculated values for flash point from regression models.
| Name of drugs | The flash point of drugs | Flash point computed from regression model for |
Flash point computed from regression model for |
Flash point computed from regression model for |
Flash point computed from regression model for |
Flash point computed from regression model for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abemaciclib | 370.7 ± 34.3 ○C | 293.284 | 271.139 | 290.793 | 286.721 | 283.709 |
| Abraxane | 532.6 ± 34.3 ○C | 468.959 | 469.435 | 454.736 | 455.231 | 451.778 |
| Anastrozole | 237.9 ± 31.5 ○C | 199.116 | 196.963 | 209.431 | 195.384 | 196.746 |
| Cyclophosphamide | 157.1 ± 30.7 ○C | 165.089 | 163.644 | 178.914 | 164.084 | 165.491 |
| Everolimus | 557.8 ± 37.1 ○C | 573.018 | 545.631 | 568.687 | 567.843 | 566.515 |
| Exemestane | 169.0 ± 25.7 ○C | 263.135 | 280.696 | 163.095 | 263.523 | 264.562 |
| Fulvestrant | 361.9 ± 31.5 ○C | 399.401 | 413.308 | 432.458 | 420.433 | 423.453 |
| Ixabepilone | 375.8 ± 31.5 ○C | 304.838 | 330.428 | 348.293 | 336.616 | 338.411 |
| Letrozole | 294.6 ± 32.9 ○C | 166.989 | 159.807 | 175.989 | 164.434 | 164.040 |
| Megestrol Acetate | 218.5 ± 30.2 ○C | 291.306 | 304.108 | 285.748 | 273.607 | 274.881 |
| Tamoxifen | 140.0 ± 27.7 ○C | 237.337 | 215.609 | 235.804 | 228.667 | 226.629 |
| Thiotepa | 117.2 ± 22.6 ○C | 170.629 | 182.333 | 189.152 | 176.557 | 176.886 |
Table 14.
Comparison of actual and calculated values for molar refraction(MR) from regression models.
| Name of drugs | Molar refraction of drugs | Molar refraction computed from regression model for |
Molar refraction computed from regression model for |
Molar refraction computed from regression model for |
Molar refraction computed from regression model for |
Molar refraction computed from regression model for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abemaciclib | 140.4 ± 0.5 cm3 | 126.444 | 117.492 | 124.813 | 123.769 | 122.394 |
| Abraxane | 219.3 ± 0.4 cm3 | 207.201 | 205.687 | 197.646 | 199.726 | 198.064 |
| Anastrozole | 90.0 ± 0.5 cm3 | 83.156 | 84.502 | 88.668 | 82.598 | 83.241 |
| Capecitabine | 82.3 ± 0.5 cm3 | 93.123 | 91.092 | 98.662 | 92.661 | 93.458 |
| Cyclophosphamide | 58.1 ± 0.4 cm3 | 67.514 | 69.682 | 75.110 | 68.489 | 69.169 |
| Everolimus | 257.7 ± 0.4 cm3 | 255.037 | 239.577 | 248.270 | 250.487 | 249.722 |
| Exemestane | 85.8 ± 0.4 cm3 | 112.585 | 121.743 | 68.083 | 113.312 | 113.773 |
| Fulvestrant | 154.0 ± 0.3 cm3 | 175.226 | 180.725 | 187.749 | 184.041 | 185.311 |
| Ixabepilone | 140.1 ± 0.3 cm3 | 131.756 | 143.862 | 150.358 | 146.259 | 147.022 |
| Letrozole | 87.1 ± 0.5 cm3 | 68.387 | 67.976 | 73.811 | 68.647 | 68.516 |
| Megestrol Acetate | 106.4 ± 0.4 cm3 | 125.535 | 132.156 | 122.572 | 117.857 | 118.419 |
| Methotrexate | 119.0 ± 0.3 cm3 | 91.450 | 82.916 | 92.414 | 88.641 | 88.117 |
| Tamoxifen | 118.9 ± 0.3 cm3 | 100.726 | 92.795 | 100.384 | 97.600 | 96.695 |
| Thiotepa | 49.1 ± 0.4 cm3 | 70.060 | 77.994 | 79.658 | 74.112 | 74.299 |
Table 15.
Comparison of experimental and calculated values for molar volume from the regression models.
| Name of drugs | Molar volume of drugs | Molar volume computed from regression model for |
Molar volume computed from regression model for |
Molar volume computed from regression model for |
Molar volume computed from regression model for |
Molar volume computed from regression model for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abemaciclib | 382.3 ± 7.0 cm3 | 360.051 | 330.071 | 354.771 | 351.326 | 346.722 |
| Abraxane | 610.6 ± 5.0 cm3 | 626.346 | 629.879 | 597.490 | 606.006 | 601.559 |
| Anastrozole | 270.3 ± 7.0 cm3 | 217.308 | 217.923 | 234.314 | 213.283 | 214.862 |
| Capecitabine | 240.5 ± 7.0 cm3 | 250.175 | 240.327 | 267.622 | 247.023 | 249.274 |
| Cyclophosphamide | 195.7 ± 5.0 cm3 | 165.728 | 167.547 | 189.134 | 165.976 | 167.473 |
| Everolimus | 811.2 ± 5.0 cm3 | 784.084 | 745.081 | 766.195 | 776.204 | 775.531 |
| Exemestane | 260.6 ± 5.0 cm3 | 314.349 | 344.521 | 165.713 | 316.265 | 317.689 |
| Fulvestrant | 505.1 ± 3.0 cm3 | 520.908 | 545.020 | 564.507 | 553.414 | 558.610 |
| Ixabepilone | 451.6 ± 3.0 cm3 | 377.564 | 419.712 | 439.900 | 426.735 | 429.664 |
| Letrozole | 234.5 ± 7.0 cm3 | 168.607 | 161.747 | 184.803 | 166.505 | 165.272 |
| Megestrol Acetate | 333.4 ± 5.0 cm3 | 357.053 | 379.919 | 347.301 | 331.505 | 333.336 |
| Methotrexate | 295.7 ± 3.0 cm3 | 244.657 | 212.535 | 246.800 | 233.545 | 231.284 |
| Tamoxifen | 118.9 ± 0.3 cm3 | 275.245 | 246.115 | 273.360 | 263.585 | 260.174 |
| Thiotepa | 125.8 ± 5.0 cm3 | 174.125 | 195.803 | 204.290 | 184.829 | 184.750 |
Table 16.
Comparison of experimental and calculated values for polarizability from the regression models.
| Name of drugs | Polarizability of drugs | polarizability computed from regression model for |
polarizability computed from regression model for |
polarizability computed from regression model for |
polarizability computed from regression model for |
polarizability computed from regression model for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abemaciclib | 55.7 ± 0.5 10–24cm3 | 50.128 | 46.578 | 49.482 | 49.067 | 48.522 |
| Abraxane | 86.9 ± 0.5 10–24cm3 | 82.155 | 81.554 | 78.367 | 79.191 | 78.532 |
| Anastrozole | 35.7 ± 0.5 10–24cm3 | 32.961 | 33.495 | 35.146 | 32.740 | 32.994 |
| Capecitabine | 32.6 ± 0.5 10–24cm3 | 36.914 | 36.108 | 39.110 | 36.730 | 37.047 |
| Cyclophosphamide | 23.0 ± 0.5 10–24cm3 | 26.757 | 27.618 | 29.769 | 27.144 | 27.414 |
| Everolimus | 102.2 ± 0.510–24cm3 | 101.126 | 94.994 | 98.444 | 99.322 | 99.019 |
| Exemestane | 34.0 ± 0.5 10–24cm3 | 44.632 | 48.264 | 26.982 | 44.920 | 45.103 |
| Fulvestrant | 61.1 ± 0.5 10–24cm3 | 69.474 | 71.655 | 74.442 | 72.970 | 73.474 |
| Ixabepilone | 55.5 ± 0.5 10–24cm3 | 52.235 | 57.036 | 59.613 | 57.987 | 58.289 |
| Letrozole | 34.5 ± 0.5 10–24cm3 | 27.104 | 26.941 | 29.254 | 27.207 | 27.155 |
| Megestrol Acetate | 42.2 ± 0.5 10–24cm3 | 49.768 | 52.393 | 48.593 | 46.723 | 46.946 |
| Methotrexate | 47.2 ± 0.5 10–24cm3 | 36.250 | 32.866 | 36.632 | 35.136 | 34.928 |
| Tamoxifen | 47.1 ± 0.5 10–24cm3 | 39.929 | 36.784 | 39.793 | 38.689 | 38.330 |
| Thiotepa | 19.5 ± 0.5 10–24cm3 | 27.767 | 30.914 | 31.573 | 29.374 | 29.448 |
The detailed QSPR analysis results show that, as per the horizontal analysis of correlation coefficients for the physical properties, the neighborhood Zagreb index provides the highest correlation coefficient for molar refraction and polarizability as . Additionally, it exhibits a high correlation of with boiling point. The neighborhood version of the Forgotten Topological index gives a maximum correlation for molar volume that is . Modified Neighborhood Version of the Forgotten Topological index (FN*(G)) and Neighborhood Version of the Second Zagreb Index (M2*(G), along with yields a substantial correlation coefficient of with molar volume. These results confirmed the potential of the considered topological indices as a tool for drug discovery and design in the field of breast cancer treatment. This work showed how the topological indices calculated in this article could contribute to the design of new pharmaceuticals by chemists and other individuals working in the pharmaceutical sector. Different formulations of these medications may be utilized to treat various disorders; this would depend on the range of TIs that were calculated for this work.
3. Conclusion
In this article, a Quantitative Structure Property Relationship (QSPR) analysis is carried out using some novel degree-based topological indices and regression models to predict various physical properties (such as boiling point, melting point, enthalpy, flash point, molar refraction, molar volume, and polarizability) of 14 drugs used for the breast cancer treatment. The molecular structures of these drugs are topologically modeled through vertex and edge partitioning techniques of graph theory, and then a linear regression model is developed to correlate the computed values with the experimental properties of the drugs to investigate the performance of TIs in predicting these properties. The detailed QSPR analysis results show that, as per the horizontal analysis of correlation coefficients for the physical properties, the neighborhood Zagreb index provides the highest correlation coefficient for molar refraction and polarizability as . Additionally, it exhibits a high correlation of with boiling point. The neighborhood version of the Forgotten Topological index gives a maximum correlation for molar volume, that is . Modified Neighborhood Version of the Forgotten Topological index (FN*(G)) and Neighborhood Version of the Second Zagreb Index (M2*(G), along with yields a substantial correlation coefficient of with molar volume. These results confirmed the potential of the considered topological indices as a tool for drug discovery and design in the field of breast cancer treatment. This work showed how the topological indices calculated in this article could contribute to the design of new pharmaceuticals by chemists and other individuals working in the pharmaceutical sector. Different formulations of these medications may be utilized to treat various disorders; this would depend on the range of TIs that were calculated for this work. It will be simple for the analyst to create new pharmaceuticals based on the combinations of positively maximum correlated drugs, now that we have constituted the correlation coefficient for various topological indices. The relationship concerning topological indices and the physical properties of multiple drugs used in the cure or prevention of a specific disease can be constructed like this.
Ethical approval
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Funding
The authors Asad Ullah, Summeira Meharban, and Anila Humraz gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (Grant No. 20-11682/NRPU/R&D/HEC/2020) to conduct this study.
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CRediT authorship contribution statement
Summeira Meharban: Conceptualization, Methodology, Software, Formal analysis, Investigation, Validation, Data curation, Visualization, Writing – original draft. Asad Ullah: Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal analysis, Validation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing, Supervision, Project administration, Resources, Funding acquisition. Shahid Zaman: Conceptualization, Methodology, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing. Anila Hamraz: Methodology, Software, Validation. Abdul Razaq: Validation, Writing – review & editing.
Declaration of competing interest
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