Relationship of octanol/water partition coefficient and molecular weight to rat brain capillary permeability

Victor A. Levin

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry · 1980 · 814 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

The rat brain capillary permeability coefficient was determined for 27 compounds. The relationship of permeability to octanol/water partition coefficient and molecular weight was found to be predictable for drugs with molecular weights less than 400.