Time-dependent antibacterial activity of 2-furylethylenes using quantum chemical, topographic, and topological indices is described as inhibition of respiration in E. coli. A QSAR strategy based on the combination of the linear piecewise regression and the discriminant analysis is used to predict the biological activity values of strong and moderates antibacterial furylethylenes. The breakpoint in the values of the biological activity was detected. The biological activities of the compounds are described by two linear regression equations. A discriminant analysis is carried out to classify the compounds in one of the biological activity two groups. The results showed using different kind of descriptors were compared. In all cases the piecewise linear regression - discriminant analysis (PLR-DA) method produced significantly better QSAR models than the linear regression analysis. The QSAR models were validated using an external validation previously extracted from the original data. A prediction of reported antibacterial activity analysis was carried out showing dependence between the probability of a good classification and the experimental antibacterial activity. Statistical parameters showed the quality of quantum-chemical descriptors based models prediction in LDA having an accuracy of 0.9 and a C of 0.9. The best PLR-DA model explains more than 92% of the variance of experimental activity. Models with best prediction results were those based on quantum-chemical descriptors. An interpretation of quantum-chemical descriptors entered in models was carried out

A simple stochastic approach, designed to model the movement of electrons throughout chemical bonds, is introduced. This model makes use of a Markov matrix to codify useful structural information in QSAR. The self-return probabilities of this matrix throughout time ((SR)pi(k)) are then used as molecular descriptors. Firstly, a calculation of (SR)pi(k) is made for a large series of anticancer and non-anticancer chemicals. Then, k-Means Cluster Analysis allows us to split the data series into clusters and ensure a representative design of training and predicting series. Next, we develop a classification function through Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA). This QSAR discriminates between anticancer compounds and non-active compounds with a correct global classification of 90.5% in the training series. The model also correctly classified 86.07% of the compounds in the predicting series. This classification function is then used to perform a virtual screening of a combinatorial library of coumarins. In this connection, the biological assay of some furocoumarins, selected by virtual screening using the present model, gives good results. In particular, a tetracyclic derivative of 5-methoxypsoralen (5-MOP) has an IC50 against HL-60 tumoral line around 6 to 10 times lower than those for 8-MOP and 5-MOP (reference drugs), respectively. Finally, application of Iso-contribution Zone Analysis (IZA) provides structural interpretation of the biological activity predicted with this QSAR.

The atom-bond connectivity index (ABC), a novel graph theoretical invariant, based on the connectivity between atoms and bonds in a molecule, is proposed. This structure-descriptor is computed from the vertex and edge degrees, but in contrast to the original connectivity index of Randic ABC does not reflect the extent of branching of the molecule. ABC is used to describe the heats of formation of alkanes, resulting in a good quantitative structure-property relationship (QSPR) model ( r = 0.9970). The model is interpreted in such a manner that the intercept and slope of the regression equation have a physical