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Table 2 Molecular descriptors of anti-malarial drugs

From: In silico analysis for factors affecting anti-malarial penetration into red blood cells

Drug

Rot

HBA

HBD

Ali carbo

Ali het

Aro carbo

Aro het

Sat carbo

Amodiaquine

6

4

2

0

0

2

1

0

Arteether

2

5

0

1

4

0

0

1

Artemether

1

5

0

1

4

0

0

1

Artemisinin

0

5

0

1

4

0

0

1

Artesunate

4

7

1

1

4

0

0

1

Chloroquine

8

3

1

0

0

1

1

0

Dihydroartemisinin

0

5

1

1

4

0

0

1

Doxycycline

2

9

7

3

0

1

0

1

Mefloquine

2

3

2

0

1

1

1

0

Piperaquine

6

6

0

0

2

2

2

0

Primaquine

6

4

2

0

0

1

1

0

Proguanil

2

2

5

0

0

1

0

0

Pyrimethamine

2

3

3

0

0

1

1

0

Quinine

4

4

1

0

3

1

1

0

Sulfadoxine

5

7

2

0

0

1

1

0

  1. Rot, number of rotatable bonds; HBA, number of hydrogen bond acceptors; HBD, number of hydrogen bond donors; AliCarbo, number of aliphatic carbocycles; AliHet, number of aliphatic heterocycles; AroCarbo, number of aromatic carbocycles; AroHet, number of aromatic heterocycles; and SatCarbo, number of saturated carbocycles