title: Comparative molecular field analysis of non-steroidal aromatase inhibitors related to fadrozole.
abstract: A series of non-steroidal inhibitors of aromatase, structurally related to fadrozole (2), was investigated with the aim of developing a 3D QSAR model using the Comparative Molecular Field Analysis (CoMFA) technique. The alignment of the molecules was performed following two approaches (atom-by-atom and field fit), both starting from an initial hypothesis of superimposition of fadrozole to a steroidal inhibitor (3). From a number of CoMFA models built with different characteristics, one was recognized as the most statistically relevant; this one is discussed in detail. The features of the 3D QSAR model are consistent with those of other 3D and QSAR models of aromatase and its inhibitors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Recanatini
mesh_terms: D047072:Aromatase Inhibitors; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D017316:Fadrozole / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D047072:Aromatase Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D017316:Fadrozole