title: Electronic structure--activity relationships of antibacterial acridines.
abstract: The antibacterial activity of a series of amino- and fluorinated acridines was studied in the framework of their electronic structures. To calculate the electronic structure, a simple Hückel molecular orbital theory was used. A statistical regression analysis revealed linear correlations between the activity and the electronic indexes, particularly the electron density at the ring nitrogen.
mesh_terms: D000166:Acridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002412:Cations; D004583:Electrons; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D000166:Acridines; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D002412:Cations