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. 2020 May 13;11(12):1726–1739. doi: 10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00244

Table 2. Predicted Pharmacokinetic Properties for the Three Selected PDE5 Inhibitorsa.

  miLogP TPSA (Å2) no. of atoms MW nON nOHNH no. of violations no. of rotatable bonds volume (Å3)
sildenafil 2.51 113.43 33 474.59 10 1 0 7 419.47
tadalafil 2.36 74.88 29 389.41 7 1 0 1 334.03
icariin 1.67 238.21 48 676.67 15 8 3 1 582.92
 
values for CNS drugs   ≤140 or ≤60 (ideal) ≤400 ≤7 ≤3
a

Reference values for a successful CNS drug candidate are reported in the bottom line.