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What is the measure of a substituent's hydrophobicity relative to hydrogen?
What is the measure of a substituent's hydrophobicity relative to hydrogen?
- log P
- P
- QSAR
- π (correct)
What is the purpose of QSAR equation?
What is the purpose of QSAR equation?
- To calculate the log P value of a molecule
- To identify regions of a molecule that interact with hydrophobic regions in the binding site (correct)
- To determine the importance of a molecule's overall hydrophobicity
- To measure the overall hydrophobicity of a molecule
What is the value of π for the substituent CH3 in aliphatic substituents?
What is the value of π for the substituent CH3 in aliphatic substituents?
- 0.50 (correct)
- 1.68
- 0.52
- -1.16
What does a positive value of π imply about a substituent?
What does a positive value of π imply about a substituent?
How is the logarithmic value of the partition coefficient (log P) related to π?
How is the logarithmic value of the partition coefficient (log P) related to π?
What is the role of log P in a QSAR equation?
What is the role of log P in a QSAR equation?