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In this study, the quantitative structure–activity relationship (QSAR) model for some pyrazole/imidazole amide derivatives as mGlu5 inhibitors was developed. The data set was split into the training and test subsets, randomly. The most relevant variables were selected using the genetic algorithm (GA) variable selection method. Multiple linear regression (MLR) method was used as a linear model to predict the activity of mGlu5 inhibitors based on compounds in training set. The external set of nine compounds selected out of 47 compounds, and used to evaluate the predictive ability of QSAR model. The built model could give high statistical quantities (R 2train = 0.837, Q 2 = 0.759, R 2test = 0.919) in which proved that the GA-MLR model was a useful tool to predict the inhibitory activity of pyrazole/imidazole amide derivatives. The results suggested that the atomic masses, atomic van der Waals volumes, atomic electronegativities, and the number of imines (aromatic) are the most important independent factors that contribute to the mGlu5 inhibition activity of pyrazole/imidazole amides derivatives.
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Pourbasheer, E., Aalizadeh, R., Ganjali, M.R. et al. QSAR study of mGlu5 inhibitors by genetic algorithm-multiple linear regressions. Med Chem Res 23, 3082–3091 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00044-013-0896-6
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