Definition of pharmacophore in English:
pharmacophore
noun ˈfɑːməkəˌfɔːˈfärməkəˌfôr
A part of a molecular structure that is responsible for a particular biological or pharmacological interaction that it undergoes.
Example sentencesExamples
- The similar mechanism of action of paclitaxel, the epothilones, discodermolide and eleutherobin has led to the suggestion that these structurally dissimilar substances possess common pharmacophores.
- For beta 1 selectivity, a beta-adrenergic antagonist should contain a p-substituted aryloxypropanolamine pharmacophore.
- The particular parts of a drug that cause it to bind to its receptor are together termed the pharmacophore.
- The phenothiazine ring is a well-known pharmacophore, and chlorpromazine is a prototype of this class of antipsychotic drugs.
- This pharmacophore identifies two important hydrogen-bonding interactions at opposite ends of the ligand.