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. 2014 Aug 5;107(3):630–641. doi: 10.1016/j.bpj.2014.06.024

Table 1.

List of molecules investigated and their BBB permeability parameters

Compound logBB logPS Calculated logPeff BBB+/− aPredicted BBB+/− bPredicted logBB References
Mannitol −2.51 −4.30 −6.62 −2.30 (46,70,71)
Cimetidine −1.42 −3.93 −3.94 −1.34 (20,43,72)
Salicylate −1.10 −3.40 −5.17 −1.78 (29,45,73)
Salbutamol −1.03 c −1.95 −1.31 (43,74)
Atenolol −0.87 c −1.77 −0.57 (43,75)
Theophylline −0.29 −2.80 −0.94 −0.27 (44,71,73)
Ibuprofen −0.18 −1.58 −0.63 + −0.16 (45,75,76)
Alprazolam 0.02 c 0.67 + + 0.30 (43,75)
Nordazepam 0.50 −1.00 2.04 + + 0.79 (43,77,78)
Imipramine 0.83 −1.43 2.13 + + 0.82 (43,79,80)
Chlorpromazine 1.06 −1.20 2.68 + + 1.02 (43,73,81)
Promazine 1.23 c 2.78 + + 1.05 (43,82)
a

Predicted BBB+ if logPeff ≥ 0, predicted BBB− if logPeff < 0.

b

Using Eq. 7.

c

No data available.