Abstract
Background
Prediction of the properties of absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADMET) from a compound is essential, especially for modified novel compounds. Previous research has successfully designed several modified compounds of 5-O-benzoyl derivatives from pinostrobin, a flavanone that has cytotoxic activity. This study aims to describe the properties of ADMET from the 5-O-benzoylpinostrobin derivative.
Methods
Prediction of the properties of ADMET was carried out using three web servers consisting of SwissADME, pkCSM, and ProTox-II. The observed parameters are divided into ADMET parameters.
Results
In general, absorption parameters indicate that the 5-O-benzoylpinostrobin derivative has lower water solubility than the parent pinostrobin. Distribution parameters show mixed results for distribution through the blood-brain barrier. Metabolism parameters showed different results with generally inhibitory activity shown in CYP2C19, CYP2C9, and CYP3A4. The excretion parameters showed a higher total clearance than pinostrobin except in the trifluoromethyl derivative. The toxicity parameters showed both pinostrobin and the 5-O-benzoylpinostrobin derivatives, including the class IV toxicity category with the lowest LD50 value indicated by the nitro derivative of 1500, with the possible target of the androgen receptor and prostaglandin G/H synthase 1.
Conclusions
Overall, the 5-O-benzoylpinostrobin derivative has the predicted ADMET profile that is relatively similar to pinostrobin, with the most noticeable difference being shown in the absorption parameters where all 5-O-benzoylpinostrobin derivatives have lower water solubility than pinostrobin.
Research funding: None declared.
Author contributions: All authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this manuscript and approved its submission.
Competing interests: The authors state no conflict of interest.
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