title: Physicochemical descriptors of aromatic character and their use in drug discovery.
abstract: Published physicochemical descriptors of molecules that convey aromaticity-related character are reviewed in the context of drug design and discovery. Studies that have employed aromatic descriptors are discussed, and several descriptors are compared and contrasted.
authors.affiliation: TJR-Chem , Via Alberto 34C, 21020 Ranco, Varese, Italy.
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Ritchie
authors.forename: Simon J F
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Macdonald
mesh_terms: D002626:Chemistry, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D055808:Drug Discovery / Q000379:methods* / Q000639:trends; D005544:Forecasting; D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic / Q000737:chemistry*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000737:chemistry*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D009626:Terminology as Topic
chemical_list: D006841:Hydrocarbons, Aromatic; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations