title: Database organization and searching with E-State indices.
abstract: The electrotopological state (E-State) and its extension, the atom-type E-State, is presented as a representation of atom and molecular fragment structure useful for chemical database organization and management. An approach to database organization, using substituted esters and benzene derivatives as examples, reveals the descriptive power of the E-State paradigm. With a database, organized on the basis of structural relationships as described here, it is possible to search for similar molecular structures with potential for comparable activity. The searches using the atom-type E-State indices are demonstrated with several examples.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, Virginia Commonwealth University, Box 980540, Richmond, Virginia 23298-0581, USA. kier@hsc.vcu.edu
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Kier
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Hall
mesh_terms: D001554:Benzene / Q000737:chemistry*; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000737:chemistry*; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004952:Esters / Q000737:chemistry*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D004952:Esters; D001554:Benzene