QSAR analysis of the inhibition of recombinant CYP 3A4 activity by structurally diverse compounds using a genetic algorithm-combined partial least squares method.
OBJECTIVE
To develop a quantitative structure/activity relationship (QSAR) model for predicting drug-CYP 3A4 interactions.


METHODS
The inhibitory effect of 53 structurally diverse drugs on the metabolism of 7-benzyloxy-4-trifluoromethyl coumarin (BFC) by recombinant CYP 3A4 was evaluated using a rapid microtiter plate assay. For each drug, a total of 220 two-dimensional topological indices were calculated using Molconn-Z software. Using a genetic algorithm-based partial least squares (GA-PLS) method, the desired descriptors were automatically selected to maximize the predictability of the IC50 values.


RESULTS
The IC50 values of the drugs tested ranged from 9 nM to 2 mM. Based on the GA-PLS method, five principal components derived from 20 Molconn-Z descriptors were found to be effective for QSAR modeling. Interestingly, these descriptors suggested that the molecular size would be an important factor in determining drug-CYP 3A4 interactions. In the leave-one-out prediction, the rpred and the standard error of prediction (s) were 0.754 and 0.787, respectively. Even in an external validation, the predictions were in good agreement with experimental values (rpred = 0.744, s = 0.769, n = 9).


CONCLUSIONS
The proposed model, in which two-dimensional topological descriptors were used as molecular descriptors, was able to predict drug-CYP 3A4 interactions with reasonable accuracy.
Wanchana
Suchada
S
Department of Drug Delivery Research, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kyoto University, Kyoto 606-8501, Japan.
Yamashita
Fumiyoshi
F
Hashida
Mitsuru
M
D000465:Algorithms; D003374:Coumarins / Q000737:chemistry; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / Q000737:chemistry*; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry*; D008954:Models, Biological; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000737:chemistry*; D021281:Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship
C419147:7-benzyloxy-4-trifluoromethylcoumarin; D003374:Coumarins; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D003577:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System; C104464:CYP3A protein, human; D051544:Cytochrome P-450 CYP3A