Quantitative structure-activity relationship for prediction of the toxicity of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) congenersShow others and affiliations
2006 (English)In: Chemosphere, ISSN 0045-6535, E-ISSN 1879-1298, Vol. 64, no 4, p. 515-524Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
Levels of Polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDEs) are increasing in the environment due to their use as flame retardants. The similarities of structure to polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners suggest that they may share similar toxicological properties, such as hepatic enzyme induction. In this work, quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models were constructed based on 406 descriptors for the logarithm of toxicology index (aryl hydrocarbon receptor relative binding affinities, AhR, I) of 18 PBDE congeners. The method used for building model is the Heuristic method, which is included in comprehensive descriptors for structural and statistical analysis (CODESSA) software. The best regression model involved four descriptors, which were related to the conformational changes, atomic reactivity, molecular electrostatic field, and non-uniformity of mass distribution in a molecule of PBDEs, etc. The high square of the correlation coefficient R(2)(0.903) showed the model was satisfactory.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2006. Vol. 64, no 4, p. 515-524
Keywords [en]
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, Quantitative structure–activity relationships, Prediction, Principal component analysis
National Category
Environmental Sciences
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-193842DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2005.11.061ISI: 000239381800001PubMedID: 16406101Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-33745241632OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-193842DiVA, id: diva2:1757364
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