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. 2025 Jul 31;17(8):1002. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics17081002
ADMET Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity
ADME Absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion
QSAR Quantitative structure–activity relationship
PBPK Physiologically based pharmacokinetics
PAINS Pan-assay interference compounds
cLogP Calculated partition coefficient
LLE Lipophilicity ligand efficiency
SFI Solubility forecast index
PFI Property forecast index
QM Quantum mechanics
MNDO Modified neglect of diatomic overlap
AM1 Austin model 1
PMn Parametric method n
OMn Orthogonalization-corrected method n
DFTB Density-functional tight-binding
HF Hartree–Fock
SCF Self-consistent field
MPPT Møller–Plesset perturbation theory
MP Møller–Plesset perturbation theory
CI Configuration interaction theory
CC Coupled cluster
CASSCF Complete active space self-consistent field
CASPT2 Complete active space perturbation theory
MCSCF Multi-configurational self-consistent field
DMRG Density matrix renormalization group method
DFT Density functional theory
DFT-D Dispersion-corrected DFT
GGA Generalized gradient approximation
MM Molecular mechanics
OTC Organic cation transporter
IUPAC International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
SBP Structure-based pharmacophore
PDB Protein Data Bank
OATn Organic anion transporter n
URAT1 Urate transporter 1
CoMFA Comparative Molecular Field Analysis
HQSAR Hologram QSAR
PAMPA Parallel artificial membrane permeation assay
QSPR Quantitative structure-property relationship
RMS Root mean square
HIA Human intestinal absorption
CV Cross-validation
CCR Correct classification rate
MCC Matthews correlation coefficient
AAE Average Absolute Error
RMSE Root mean square error
AME Absolute mean error
BBB Blood—brain barrier
DMPC Dimyristoylphosphatidylcholine
EGCG Epigallocatechin gallate
MD Molecular dynamics
MM- PBSA Molecular mechanics Poisson–Boltzmann surface area
MM- GBSA Molecular mechanics generalized born surface area
CADD Computer—aided drug design
Kp Skin permeation coefficient
PK Pharmacokinetics
Smol Solvent—accessible molecular surface
SASA Solvent—accessible molecular surface
Vmol, hfob Total volume of molecules enclosed by solvent-accessible molecular surface
log Swat Logarithm of aqueous solubility
QPlogPo/w Predicted octanol/water partition coefficient
logKhsa Logarithm of predicted binding constant to human serum albumin
log B/B Logarithm of predicted blood/brain barrier partition coefficient
BIP caco2 Predicted apparent Caco–2 cell membrane permeability
MDCK Madin—Darby Canine Kidney
QPMDCK Apparent MDCK cell permeability
Indcoh Index of cohesion interaction in solids
Glob Globularity descriptor
QPpolrz Predicted polarizability
VDss Volume of distribution at steady state
HLM Human liver microsomal stability
RLM Rat liver microsomal stability
CLp Plasma clearance
CLr Renal clearance
MRT Mean retention time
AUC Area under the curve
DMPNN Deep message passing neural networks
nHA Number of hydrogen acceptors
nHD Number of hydrogen donors
nRot Number of rotatable bonds
nRing Number of rings
MaxRing Number of atoms in the largest ring
nHet Number of heteroatoms
fChar Formal charge
nRig Number of rigid bonds
FLuc Firefly luciferase
PPB Plasma protein binding