Drug Design
Natural Sciences · Advanced · Lesson 4 of 7

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Lipinski’s rule of five

An interactive lesson with 5 steps, about 5 minutes: you predict, drag and solve, with instant feedback on every answer. It runs in your browser and needs JavaScript.

What you’ll learn

  • Lipinski: MW < 500, logP < 5, ≤ 5 donors, ≤ 10 acceptors.
  • Neutral forms cross membranes; pH sets how much is neutral.

Steps

  1. The rule of five
  2. Count the donors
  3. Rule breakers
  4. Aspirin in the stomach
  5. Brain drugs