title: Improved 3D-QSAR CoMFA of the dopamine transporter blockers with multiple conformations using the genetic algorithm.
abstract: A 3D-QSAR/CoMFA was performed for a series of 42 piperidine-based dopamine transporter (DAT) blockers. The overall process consisted of three major steps: (1) a pharmacophore model was built using the Genetic Algorithm Similarity Program (GASP); (2) the Flexible Superposition (FlexS) technique was applied to generate multiple conformations for each of the ligands based on the pharmacophore; (3) the Genetic Algorithm was employed to optimize the selection of the ligand conformations for the CoMFA modeling. The CoMFA models were found to be more detailed in the putative binding site by exploring multiple conformations of each ligand. The comparison of the contour maps shows that, in general, these models are comparable and the differences between them result from the ability of the flexible 3alpha-substituents of the ligands to adopt multiple conformations satisfying the same pharmacophore model. These findings provide guidance for the design and improvement of compounds with DAT activity, which is important for the development of a treatment of cocaine addiction and certain neurological disorders.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry and Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois at Chicago, 833 S. Wood Street, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
authors.forename: Hongbin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Pavel A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Petukhov
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010880:Piperidines / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000494:pharmacology*; D021281:Quantitative Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D008024:Ligands; D010880:Piperidines