Quantitative structure-property relationships (QSPR) for steroidal compounds of environmental importance

Chemosphere

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 453-459

  Cao, Qiming ^a   Garib, Vernon ^b   Yu, Qiming ^a   Connell, Des W ^b   Campitelli, Marc ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aqueous solubility; Molecular descriptors; Octanol water partition coefficient; Quantitative structure property relationships; Steroidal compounds

Indexed keywords

HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; SOLUBILITY;

AQUEOUS SOLUBILITY; MOLECULAR DESCRIPTORS; OCTANOL-WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENT; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE - PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; STEROIDAL COMPOUNDS;

MOLECULAR OXYGEN;

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTANEDIONE; ANDROSTENEDIONE; CORTICOSTERONE; CORTISONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRIOL; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; HYDROXYPROGESTERONE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; NITROGEN; NORETHISTERONE; OCTANOL; OXYGEN; PRASTERONE; PREGNENOLONE; PROGESTERONE; SOLVENT; TESTOSTERONE; WATER;

ANDROGEN; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOLVENT;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; ATOM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PARAMETER; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; QUANTITATIVE STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATION; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 67349191623     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.03.045     Document Type: Article

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