Log P Values (log + p_value)

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Selected Abstracts


Investigation of some factors contributing to negative food effects

BIOPHARMACEUTICS AND DRUG DISPOSITION, Issue 2 2009
Venugopal P. Marasanapalle
Abstract A drug is defined as exhibiting negative food effects, if the co-administration of food statistically decreases its area under the curve, AUC, when compared with its administration on a fasted stomach. In this study, the role of biopharmaceutical factors that contribute to negative food effects was studied using furosemide, nadolol, tacrine and atenolol (as model compounds exhibiting negative food effects), and prednisolone, hydrochlorothiazide and ibuprofen (as model compounds that do not show any food effects). The physiological pH of the upper intestinal tract is lower, at pH 5, in the postprandial state when compared with the preprandial state, pH 6.5. Drugs that exhibited negative food effects had low apical to basolateral Caco-2 permeabilities, low pKa/pKb and Log P values of less than 1. The drugs exhibiting negative food effects had low distribution coefficients at the pH conditions of the fed and fasted states. Furosemide, being a hydrophilic, poorly soluble acidic drug showed lower solubility in the fed state when compared with the fasted state. Basic drugs, atenolol, nadolol and tacrine, are ionized to a higher extent in the fed state and exhibit lower permeability and lower absorption when compared with the fasted state. Thus, drugs were found to exhibit negative food effects owing to their decrease in solubility or permeability in the upper intestinal tract of the fed state when compared with the fasted state. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


Effect of octanol:water partition coefficients of organophosphorus compounds on biodistribution and percutaneous toxicity,,

JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY, Issue 5 2006
Steven E. Czerwinski
Abstract Knowledge of partition coefficient (log P) data can play a critical role in understanding the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodistributive properties of toxic organophosphorus (OP) compounds. Using a recently published gas chromatographic method, the octanol:water log P values for the compounds tabun (GA), sarin (GB), cyclosarin (GF), and O -ethyl- S -(2-diisopropylaminoethyl) methylphosphonothiolate (VX) were determined to be 0.384 ± 0.033, 0.299 ± 0.016, 1.038 ± 0.055, and 0.675 ± 0.070, respectively. Based on these data, the log P value of the fluorophosphonate fragment, common to GB, soman (GD), and GF, was determined to be ,2.256 ± 0.273. The predictive value for absorption and distribution of the determined log P values was compared to measured values. The time to onset of local fasciculations (47.3, 29.0, 8.8, 8.5, and 6.3 min, respectively) in guinea pigs exposed percutaneously to equilethal doses of GA, VX, GF, GB, or GD was used as an indicator of dermal penetration. There was a good correlation (r = 0.95) between the measured log P value and the rate of onset of local fasciculations. Assuming a direct correspondence, equilibrium tissue:blood log P may be estimated from octanol:water log P. Comparison of the estimated and directly measured tissue:blood log P revealed a correlation of 0.8 for GD in liver, muscle, and adipose tissue. Our results demonstrate the use of log P data to both predict absorption and determine the distribution of OP compounds in tissues. This facilitates further estimates of in vivo OP effects from in vitro experiments. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 20:241,246, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/jbt.20140 [source]


Synthesis of [18F]3-[1-(3-fluoropropyl)-(S)-pyrrolidin-2-ylmethoxy]pyridine ([18F]NicFP): a potential ,4,2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor radioligand for PET

JOURNAL OF LABELLED COMPOUNDS AND RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS, Issue 14 2003
Filip Dumont
Abstract Nicotinic acetylcholine receptors are widely distributed throughout the human brain and are believed to play a role in several neurological and psychiatric disorders. In order to identify an effective PET radioligand for in vivo assessment of the ,4,2 subtype of nicotinic receptor, we synthesized [18F]3-[1-(3-fluoropropyl)-(S)-pyrrolidin-2-ylmethoxy]pyridine (NicFP). The in vitro KD of NicFP was determined to be 1.1 nM, and the log P value obtained by HPLC analysis of the unlabelled standard was found to be 2.2. The radiosynthesis of [18F]NicFP was carried out by a nucleophilic substitution reaction of anhydrous [18F]fluoride and the corresponding mesylate precursor. After purification by HPLC, the radiochemical yield was determined to be 11.3±2.1% and the specific activity was 0.47±0.18 Ci/,mol (EOS, n = 3). The time of synthesis and purification was 99±2 min. The final product was prepared as a sterile saline solution suitable for in vivo use. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


Skin Permeation of Testosterone and its Ester Derivatives in Rats

JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY: AN INTERNATI ONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, Issue 4 2000
MI-KYEONG KIM
To establish the optimum conditions for improving the transdermal delivery of testosterone, we studied the relationship between the lipophilicity of testosterone ester derivatives and the rat skin permeation rate of testosterone. We performed a rat skin permeation study of testosterone and its commercially available ester derivatives, testosterone hemisuccinate, testosterone propionate and testosterone-17,-cypionate, using an ethanol/water co-solvent system. The aqueous solubility and rat skin permeation rate of each drug, saturated in various compositions of an ethanol/water system, was determined at 37°C. The aqueous solubility of testosterone and its ester derivatives increased exponentially as the volume fraction of ethanol increased up to 100% (v/v). The stability of testosterone propionate in both the skin homogenate and the extract was investigated to observe the enzymatic degradation during the skin permeation process. Testosterone propionate was found to be stable in the isotonic buffer solution and in the epidermis-side extract for 10 h at 37°C. However, in the skin homogenate and the dermis-side extract testosterone propionate rapidly degraded producing testosterone, implying that testosterone propionate rapidly degraded to testosterone during the skin permeation process. The steady-state permeation rates of testosterone in the ethanol/water systems increased exponentially as the volume fraction of ethanol increased, reaching the maximum value (2.69 ± 0.69 ,g cm,2 h,1) at 70% (v/v) ethanol in water, and then decreasing with further increases in the ethanol volume fraction. However, in the skin permeation study with testosterone esters saturated in 70% (v/v) ethanol in water system, testosterone esters were hardly detected in the receptor solution, probably due to the rapid degradation to testosterone during the skin permeation process. Moreover, a parabolic relationship was observed between the permeation rate of testosterone and the log P values of ester derivatives. Maximum flux was achieved at a log P value of around 3 which corresponded to that of testosterone (log P = 3.4). The results showed that the skin permeation rate of testosterone and its ester derivatives was maximized when these compounds were saturated in a 70% ethanolic solution. It was also found that a log P value of around 3 is suitable for the skin permeation of testosterone related compounds. [source]


Effect of octanol:water partition coefficients of organophosphorus compounds on biodistribution and percutaneous toxicity,,

JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMICAL AND MOLECULAR TOXICOLOGY, Issue 5 2006
Steven E. Czerwinski
Abstract Knowledge of partition coefficient (log P) data can play a critical role in understanding the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodistributive properties of toxic organophosphorus (OP) compounds. Using a recently published gas chromatographic method, the octanol:water log P values for the compounds tabun (GA), sarin (GB), cyclosarin (GF), and O -ethyl- S -(2-diisopropylaminoethyl) methylphosphonothiolate (VX) were determined to be 0.384 ± 0.033, 0.299 ± 0.016, 1.038 ± 0.055, and 0.675 ± 0.070, respectively. Based on these data, the log P value of the fluorophosphonate fragment, common to GB, soman (GD), and GF, was determined to be ,2.256 ± 0.273. The predictive value for absorption and distribution of the determined log P values was compared to measured values. The time to onset of local fasciculations (47.3, 29.0, 8.8, 8.5, and 6.3 min, respectively) in guinea pigs exposed percutaneously to equilethal doses of GA, VX, GF, GB, or GD was used as an indicator of dermal penetration. There was a good correlation (r = 0.95) between the measured log P value and the rate of onset of local fasciculations. Assuming a direct correspondence, equilibrium tissue:blood log P may be estimated from octanol:water log P. Comparison of the estimated and directly measured tissue:blood log P revealed a correlation of 0.8 for GD in liver, muscle, and adipose tissue. Our results demonstrate the use of log P data to both predict absorption and determine the distribution of OP compounds in tissues. This facilitates further estimates of in vivo OP effects from in vitro experiments. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biochem Mol Toxicol 20:241,246, 2006; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI 10.1002/jbt.20140 [source]


Skin Permeation of Testosterone and its Ester Derivatives in Rats

JOURNAL OF PHARMACY AND PHARMACOLOGY: AN INTERNATI ONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE, Issue 4 2000
MI-KYEONG KIM
To establish the optimum conditions for improving the transdermal delivery of testosterone, we studied the relationship between the lipophilicity of testosterone ester derivatives and the rat skin permeation rate of testosterone. We performed a rat skin permeation study of testosterone and its commercially available ester derivatives, testosterone hemisuccinate, testosterone propionate and testosterone-17,-cypionate, using an ethanol/water co-solvent system. The aqueous solubility and rat skin permeation rate of each drug, saturated in various compositions of an ethanol/water system, was determined at 37°C. The aqueous solubility of testosterone and its ester derivatives increased exponentially as the volume fraction of ethanol increased up to 100% (v/v). The stability of testosterone propionate in both the skin homogenate and the extract was investigated to observe the enzymatic degradation during the skin permeation process. Testosterone propionate was found to be stable in the isotonic buffer solution and in the epidermis-side extract for 10 h at 37°C. However, in the skin homogenate and the dermis-side extract testosterone propionate rapidly degraded producing testosterone, implying that testosterone propionate rapidly degraded to testosterone during the skin permeation process. The steady-state permeation rates of testosterone in the ethanol/water systems increased exponentially as the volume fraction of ethanol increased, reaching the maximum value (2.69 ± 0.69 ,g cm,2 h,1) at 70% (v/v) ethanol in water, and then decreasing with further increases in the ethanol volume fraction. However, in the skin permeation study with testosterone esters saturated in 70% (v/v) ethanol in water system, testosterone esters were hardly detected in the receptor solution, probably due to the rapid degradation to testosterone during the skin permeation process. Moreover, a parabolic relationship was observed between the permeation rate of testosterone and the log P values of ester derivatives. Maximum flux was achieved at a log P value of around 3 which corresponded to that of testosterone (log P = 3.4). The results showed that the skin permeation rate of testosterone and its ester derivatives was maximized when these compounds were saturated in a 70% ethanolic solution. It was also found that a log P value of around 3 is suitable for the skin permeation of testosterone related compounds. [source]


HLA,DPB1 and DPB2 are genetic loci for systemic sclerosis: A genome-wide association study in Koreans with replication in North Americans

ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATISM, Issue 12 2009
Xiaodong Zhou
Objective To identify systemic sclerosis (SSc) susceptibility loci via a genome-wide association study. Methods A genome-wide association study was performed in 137 patients with SSc and 564 controls from Korea using the Affymetrix Human SNP Array 5.0. After fine-mapping studies, the results were replicated in 1,107 SSc patients and 2,747 controls from a US Caucasian population. Results The single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) (rs3128930, rs7763822, rs7764491, rs3117230, and rs3128965) of HLA,DPB1 and DPB2 on chromosome 6 formed a distinctive peak with log P values for association with SSc susceptibility (P = 8.16 × 10,13). Subtyping analysis of HLA,DPB1 showed that DPB1*1301 (P = 7.61 × 10,8) and DPB1*0901 (P = 2.55 × 10,5) were the subtypes most susceptible to SSc in Korean subjects. In US Caucasians, 2 pairs of SNPs, rs7763822/rs7764491 and rs3117230/rs3128965, showed strong association with SSc patients who had either circulating anti,DNA topoisomerase I (P = 7.58 × 10,17/4.84 × 10,16) or anticentromere autoantibodies (P = 1.12 × 10,3/3.2 × 10,5), respectively. Conclusion The results of our genome-wide association study in Korean subjects indicate that the region of HLA,DPB1 and DPB2 contains the loci most susceptible to SSc in a Korean population. The confirmatory studies in US Caucasians indicate that specific SNPs of HLA,DPB1 and/or DPB2 are strongly associated with US Caucasian patients with SSc who are positive for anti,DNA topoisomerase I or anticentromere autoantibodies. [source]


Determination of lipophilicity of , -(4-phenylpiperazine) derivatives of N -benzylamides using chromatographic and computational methods

BIOMEDICAL CHROMATOGRAPHY, Issue 4 2008
Marek Bajda
Abstract This paper describes the evaluation of lipophilicity of ,- (4-phenylpiperazine) derivatives of N -benzylamides. We employed reversed-phase thin-layer chromatography (RP-TLC) and reversed-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) as experimental methods, using mixtures of acetonitrile and water as the mobile phases with addition of 0.1%TFA in the HPLC experiments. Retention parameters (RM) and capacity factors (log k) determined by applying these methods were linearly dependent on the acetonitrile concentration and enabled us to estimate the relative lipophilicity factors: RM0 and log k0. These factors were compared with the calculated partition coefficients C log P obtained using several software packages. The results indicate that both experimental methods (RP-TLC and RP-HPLC) yielded similar results, and these methods enable determining the lipophilicity of ,- (4-phenylpiperazine) derivatives of N -benzylamides. Significant correlations were found between log P values calculated by Pallas, ALOGPS and C log P Chem3D programs and the experimental data. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source]


Solvent selection for enhanced bioproduction of 3-methylcatechol in a two-phase partitioning bioreactor

BIOTECHNOLOGY & BIOENGINEERING, Issue 3 2007
George P. Prpich
Abstract The biotransformation of toluene to 3-methycatechol (3MC) via Pseudomonas putida MC2 was used as a model system for the development of a biphasic process offering enhanced overall volumetric productivity. Three factors were investigated for the identification of an appropriate organic solvent and they included solvent toxicity, bioavailability of the solvent as well as solvent affinity for 3MC. The critical log P (log Pcrit) of the biocatalyst was found to be 3.1 and log P values were used to predict a solvent's toxicity. The presence of various functional groups of candidate solvents were used to predict the absorption of 3MC and it was found that solvents possessing polarity showed an affinity towards 3MC. Bis (2-ethylhexyl) sebecate was selected for use in the biphasic system as it fulfilled all selection criteria. A two-phase biotransformation with BES and a 50% phase volume ratio, achieved an overall volumetric productivity of 440 mg 3MC/L-h, which was an improvement by a factor of approximately 4 over previously operated systems. Additional work focused on reducing the toluene feed in order to minimize possible toxicity and decrease loss of substrate (toluene), a result of volatilization. Toluene losses were reduced by a factor of 4, compared to previously operated systems, without suffering an appreciable loss in overall volumetric productivity. Biotechnol. Bioeng. 2007;97: 536,543. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [source]


Lipophilicity Plays a Major Role in Modulating the Inhibition of Monoamine Oxidase B by 7-Substituted Coumarins

CHEMISTRY & BIODIVERSITY, Issue 2 2006
Angelo Carotti
Abstract A series of coumarin derivatives (1,22), bearing at the 7-position ether, ketone, ester, carbamate, or amide functions of varying size and lipophilicity, were synthesized and investigated for their in vitro monoamine oxidase-A and -B (MAO-A and -B) inhibitory activities. Most of the compounds acted preferentially as MAO-B inhibitors, with IC50 values in the micromolar to low-nanomolar range. A structure,activity-relationship (SAR) study highlighted lipophilicity as an important property modulating the MAO-B inhibition potency of 7-substituted coumarins, as shown by a linear correlation (n=20, r2=0.72) between pIC50 and calculated log P values. The stability of ester-containing coumarin derivatives in rat plasma provided information on factors that either favor (lipophilicity) or decrease (steric hindrance) esterase-catalyzed hydrolysis. Two compounds (14 and 22) were selected to investigate how lipophilicity and enzymatic stability may affect in vivo MAO activities, as assayed ex vivo in rat. The most-potent and -selective MAO-B inhibitor 22 (=7-[(3,4-difluorobenzyl)oxy]-3,4-dimethyl-1-benzopyran-2(2H)-one) within the examined series significantly inhibited (>60%) ex vivo rat-liver and striatal MAO-B activities 1,h after intraperitoneal administration of high doses (100 and 300,,mol kg,1), revealing its ability to cross the blood,brain barrier. At the same doses, liver and striatum MAO-A was less inhibited in vivo, somehow reflecting MAO-B selectivity, as assessed in vitro. In contrast, the metabolically less stable derivative 14, bearing an isopropyl ester in the lateral chain, had a weak effect on hepatic MAO-B activity in vivo, and none on striatal MAO-B, but, surprisingly, displayed inhibitory effects on MAO-A in both peripheral and brain tissues. [source]