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. 2007 Aug 29;8(8):R176. doi: 10.1186/gb-2007-8-8-r176

Table 2.

Average values of descriptors characterizing polar molecular surface area, H-bond donors, H-bond acceptors, partition coefficient and rotatable bonds for ordinary molecules, ligands and ligands with different protein-binding potentials

Descriptor* Small molecules Average values Standard error Number of molecules
PSA Molecules 111.81 1.79 2,184
Ligands 230.59 2.79 2,176
Ligands (≤ 3) 225.71 2.80 2,072
Ligands (4-9) 304.28 15.67 80
Ligands (≥ 10) 406.83 33.10 24
Donor Molecules 1.51 0.04 2,184
Ligands 3.97 0.07 2,176
Ligands (≤ 3) 3.87 0.07 2,072
Ligands (4-9) 5.24 0.43 80
Ligands (≥ 10) 8.21 0.90 24
Acceptor Molecules 3.35 0.05 2,184
Ligands 5.87 0.09 2,176
Ligands (≤ 3) 5.74 0.09 2,072
Ligands (4-9) 7.69 0.53 80
Ligands (≥ 10) 11.00 1.18 24
AlogP98 Molecules 2.87 0.05 2,184
Ligands 0.81 0.06 2,176
Ligands (≤ 3) 0.92 0.06 2,072
Ligands (4-9) -1.33 0.25 80
Ligands (≥ 10) -1.80 0.38 24
LogP Molecules 0.77 0.08 2,184
Ligands -2.27 0.10 2,176
Ligands (≤ 3) -2.10 0.10 2,072
Ligands (4-9) -5.06 0.50 80
Ligands (≥ 10) -8.11 0.96 24
RotBond Molecules 4.88 0.09 2,184
Ligands 7.49 0.11 2,176
Ligands (≤ 3) 7.43 0.11 2072
Ligands (4-9) 8.00 0.50 80
Ligands (≥ 10) 11.33 1.19 24

* PSA, polar molecular surface area; Donor, H-bond donor counts; Acceptor, H-bond acceptor counts; AlogP98, log of the partition coefficient, atom-type value, using latest parameters; LogP, log of the partition coefficient; RotBond, number of rotatable bonds. Molecules, ACD-SC-derived ordinary molecules; Ligands, sc-PDB-derived ligands; Ligands (≤ 3), ligands covering ≤ 3 folds; Ligands (4-9), ligands covering 4-9 folds; Ligands (≥ 10), ligands covering ≥ 10 folds.