ABSTRACT

Abstract .................................................................................................................. 176 Keywords ............................................................................................................... 176 9.1Introduction .................................................................................................. 176 9.2Rationale of Pharmacophore Analysis In Silico Exploring Drosophila....... 178 9.3Principles of CoMFA and CoMSIA in Pharmacophore Modeling .............. 180 9.4 Methodology of Juvenoid 3D QSAR Analysis ............................................. 181

9.4.1Obtaining Data on Biological Activity of JH Agonists .................... 181 9.4.2Computational Analysis .................................................................... 199

9.4.2.1Structure Building.............................................................. 199 9.4.2.2Molecular Alignment .........................................................200 9.4.2.3 CoMFA Protocol ................................................................200 9.4.2.4 CoMSIA Setup ...................................................................202 9.4.2.5Pharmacophore Development and Pseudoreceptor

Model Generation..............................................................203 9.4.2.6Molecular Volume Computations ......................................205