Characterising the geometric diversity of functional groups in chemical databases

J Comput Aided Mol Des. 1995 Oct;9(5):417-24. doi: 10.1007/BF00123999.

Abstract

We have developed a program, HookSpace, which provides a simplistic approach to assessing the diversity of molecular databases. The spatial relationship between pairs of intramolecular functional groups can be analysed in a variety of ways to provide both qualitative and quantitative measures of diversity. Results are described and contrasted for two commercially available databases and a combinatorial library of benzodiazepam derivatives. HookSpace highlights the main differences in molecular content of these data sets.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Databases, Factual*
  • Diazepam / analogs & derivatives
  • Diazepam / chemistry
  • Drug Design
  • Ligands
  • Models, Molecular
  • Molecular Structure*
  • Software*

Substances

  • Ligands
  • Diazepam