"Lipinski's rule of five" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: The rule was formulated by Christopher A. Lipinski in 1997. Five refers to the multiples of five that occur in all of the criteria. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Lipinski's rule of five
  1. (chemistry) A rule of thumb stating that a chemical compound is likely to be an orally active drug in humans unless it violates more than one of these criteria: (i) no more than 5 hydrogen bond donors (the total number of nitrogen–hydrogen and oxygen–hydrogen bonds); (ii) no more than 10 hydrogen bond acceptors (all nitrogen or oxygen atoms); (iii) a molecular mass less than 500 daltons; (iv) an octanol-water partition coefficient (log P) that does not exceed 5. Wikipedia link: Lipinski's rule of five Categories (topical): Chemistry Synonyms: Pfizer's rule of five, RO5, rule of five

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