Theoretical quantitative structure-activity analysis and pharmacophore modelling of selective non congeneric α1a-adrenergic antagonists

Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) analysis has been done by making use of theoretical molecular descriptors on 13 non-congeneric alpha1a-adrenoceptor antagonists. Linear QSAR models have been obtained between ad hoc molecular shape and size descriptors, defined with respect to a reference ''super-molecule'', and the antagonistic potency. These results, obtained for a highly non-congeneric set of molecules, increase the potential of this approach and the probability of designing new leads. Finally, the reference supermolecule represents the best three-dimensional complementarity towards the alpha1a-adrenoceptor subtype being modelled by superimposing the two most active and selective alpha1a-antagonists.