In Silico Prediction of Aqueous Solubility: The Solubility Challenge

2009 ◽  
Vol 49 (11) ◽  
pp. 2572-2587 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Hewitt ◽  
M. T. D. Cronin ◽  
S. J. Enoch ◽  
J. C. Madden ◽  
D. W. Roberts ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 34 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 417-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oleg A. Raevsky ◽  
Daniel E. Polianczyk ◽  
Veniamin Yu. Grigorev ◽  
Olga E. Raevskaja ◽  
John C. Dearden

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 3127-3135 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florent Chevillard ◽  
David Lagorce ◽  
Christelle Reynès ◽  
Bruno O. Villoutreix ◽  
Philippe Vayer ◽  
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2012 ◽  
Vol 52 (11) ◽  
pp. 2950-2957 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jogoth Ali ◽  
Patrick Camilleri ◽  
Marc B. Brown ◽  
Andrew J. Hutt ◽  
Stewart B. Kirton

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Johannes Karges ◽  
Shi Kuang ◽  
Federica Maschietto ◽  
Olivier Blacque ◽  
Ilaria Ciofini ◽  
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<div>The use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) against cancer has received increasing attention overthe recent years. However, the application of the currently approved photosensitizers (PSs) is somehow limited by their poor aqueous solubility, aggregation, photobleaching and slow clearance from the body. To overcome these limitations, there is a need for the development of new classes of PSs with ruthenium(II) polypyridine complexes currently gaining momentum. However, these compounds generally lack significant absorption in the biological spectral window, limiting their application to treat deep-seated or large tumors. To overcome this drawback, ruthenium(II) polypyridine complexes designed in silico with (E,E’)-4,4´-bisstyryl 2,2´-bipyridine ligands showed impressive 1- and 2-Photon absorption up to a magnitude higher than the ones published so far. While non-toxic in the dark, these compounds were found phototoxic in various 2D monolayer cells, 3D multicellular tumor spheroids and be able to eradicate a multiresistant tumor inside a mouse model upon clinically relevant 1-Photon and 2 Photon excitation.</div>


2019 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anupam Barh ◽  
V P Sharma ◽  
Shwet Kamal ◽  
Mahantesh Shirur ◽  
Sudheer Kumar Annepu ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (35) ◽  
pp. 3776-3783
Author(s):  
Nebojša Pavlović ◽  
Maja Đanić ◽  
Bojan Stanimirov ◽  
Svetlana Goločorbin-Kon ◽  
Karmen Stankov ◽  
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Background: Resveratrol was demonstrated to act as partial agonist of PPAR-γ receptor, which opens up the possibility for its use in the treatment of metabolic disorders. Considering the poor bioavailability of resveratrol, particularly due to its low aqueous solubility, we aimed to identify analogues of resveratrol with improved pharmacokinetic properties and higher binding affinities towards PPAR-γ. Methods: 3D structures of resveratrol and its analogues were retrieved from ZINC database, while PPAR-γ structure was obtained from Protein Data Bank. Docking studies were performed using Molegro Virtual Docker software. Molecular descriptors relevant to pharmacokinetics were calculated from ligand structures using VolSurf+ software. Results: Using structural similarity search method, 56 analogues of resveratrol were identified and subjected to docking analyses. Binding energies were ranged from -136.69 to -90.89 kcal/mol, with 16 analogues having higher affinities towards PPAR-γ in comparison to resveratrol. From the calculated values of SOLY descriptor, 23 studied compounds were shown to be more soluble in water than resveratrol. However, only two tetrahydroxy stilbene derivatives, piceatannol and oxyresveratrol, had both better solubility and affinity towards PPAR-γ. These compounds also had more favorable ADME profile, since they were shown to be more metabolically stable and wider distributed in body than resveratrol. Conclusion: Piceatannol and oxyresveratrol should be considered as potential lead compounds for further drug development. Although experimental validation of obtained in silico results is required, this work can be considered as a step toward the discovery of new natural and safe drugs in treatment of metabolic disorders.


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