The integrated molecular transform as a correlation parameter
James W. King, Ronald J. Kassel, B.B. King · International Journal of Quantum Chemistry · 1990
The molecular transform is an alternate means of considering numerical representations of molecules in a manner designed to generate indices that can be related to structural and physiochemical parameters. The literature has shown that the transform, actually the Fourier transform, is operable on representations such as Cartesian coordinates or graphically derived depictious reflected by adjacency or distance matrices. The resulting curve may be used to give a binary index of the molecule or integrated to give an area-related index; either of these indices may be used as a correlation parameter in structure-activity studies. In this instance the individual bond distance matrices of a series of structurally diverse compounds served as input for a transform program. The derived index was then used to correlate both physical property and pharmacological activity indices for the series; correlation coefficients were comparable to those reported for the valence molecular connectivity parameter of Kier and Hall. The study also showed that lower correlation coefficients resulted when the index was based on the transform of hydrogen-suppressed structures.