Fig. 5.
Characteristic chemical features of the small molecules found in this study to inhibit Aβ42 aggregation. (A) Summary of the effects of the tested molecules on the microscopic steps of Aβ42 aggregation and of the possible target species. (B) Correlation between lipophilicity, van der Waals volume, and aromaticity of the small molecules and their contribution to the relative potency of the molecules. The box in the figure includes the molecules from set B.