Research Article

Carnosic Acid, a Natural Diterpene, Attenuates Arsenic-Induced Hepatotoxicity via Reducing Oxidative Stress, MAPK Activation, and Apoptotic Cell Death Pathway

Table 3

Prediction of drug-likeness and ADME profiles of CA.

Sl. numberDescriptorsPredicted values for CARecommended values (based on properties of 95% of known drugs)

1.Molecular weight332.4130.0 to 725.0
2.SASA575.8300.0 to 1000.0
3.WPSA0.00.0 to 175.0
4.H-bond donor3.00.0 to 6.0
5.H-bond acceptor3.52.0 to 20.0
6.glob0.80.75 to 0.95
7.QPlogPo/w3.7−2.0 to 6.5
8.QPlogS−4.4−6.5 to 0.5
9.QPlogHERG−1.9Concern below −5
10.QPPCaco182.725 poor; >500 great
11.QPlogBB−0.7−3.0 to 1.2
12.QPPMDCK100.2<25 poor, >500 great
13.QPlogKp−3.2−8.0 to −1.0
14.#metab4.01.0 to 8.0
15.QPlogKhsa0.3−1.5 to 1.5
16.% of human oral absorption89.3>80% is high; <25% is poor

SASA: total solvent accessible surface area; WPSA: weakly polar component of the SASA; glob: globularity descriptor; QPlogPo/w: predicted octanol/water partition coefficient; QPlogS: predicted aqueous solubility; QPlogHERG: predicted IC50 value for blockage of HERG K+ channels; QPPCaco: predicted apparent Caco-2 cell permeability; QPlogBB: predicted brain/blood partition coefficient; QPPMDCK: predicted apparent MDCK cell permeability in nm/sec; QPlogKp: predicted skin permeability; #metab: number of likely metabolic reactions; QPlogKhsa: prediction of binding to human serum albumin.