Values of ID50 for a collection of structurally-related gallic acid derivat
ives have been employed to create a predictive quantitative structure-activ
ity relationship (QSAR) which links structure to values of analgesic activi
ty. The QSAR model developed has substantial predictive power for the desig
n of novel gallic acid derivatives having improved analgesic potency. (C) 2
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