A systems approach to molecular structure, intermolecular recognition, and emergence-dissolvence in medicinal research

Medicinal Research Reviews

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 303-326

  Testa, Bernard ^a,c   Kier, Lemont B ^a,b,d,e   Carrupt, Pierre Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformational behavior; Dissolvence; Emergent properties; Fluctuation molecular states; Ligand receptor interactions; Lipophilicity; Molecular complexity; Molecular fields; Molecular properties; Molecular recognition; Molecular structure; Solute solvent interactions

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DISSOLUTION; LIPOPHILICITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; REVIEW;

EID: 0030757952     PISSN: 01986325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1098-1128(199707)17:4<303::aid-med1>3.0.co;2-#     Document Type: Review

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