scholarly journals A 2,3-dialkoxynaphthalene-based naphthocage

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 888-891 ◽  
Author(s):  
Song-Bo Lu ◽  
Hongxin Chai ◽  
Jas S. Ward ◽  
Mao Quan ◽  
Jin Zhang ◽  
...  

A 2,3-dialkoxynaphthalene-based naphthocage was synthesized. It shows similarly strong binding affinity to organic cations as the 2,6-dialkoxynaphthalene-based naphthocage but different guest preference and conformational response.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomio Iwasaki ◽  
Masashi Maruyama ◽  
Tatsuya Niwa ◽  
Toshiki Sawada ◽  
Takeshi Serizawa

AbstractPeptides with strong binding affinities for poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) resin were designed by use of materials informatics technology based on molecular dynamics simulation for the purpose of covering the resin surface with adhesive peptides, which were expected to result in eco-friendly and biocompatible biomaterials. From the results of binding affinity obtained with this molecular simulation, it was confirmed that experimental values could be predicted with errors <10%. By analyzing the simulation data with the response-surface method, we found that three peptides (RWWRPWW, EWWRPWR, and RWWRPWR), which consist of arginine (R), tryptophan (W), and proline (P), have strong binding affinity to the PMMA resin. These amino acids were effective because arginine and tryptophan have strong binding affinities for methoxycarbonyl groups and methyl groups, which are the main constituents of the PMMA resin, and proline stabilizes the flat zigzag structures of the peptides in water. The strong binding affinities of the three peptides were confirmed by experiments (surface plasmon resonance methods).


2018 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
pp. 117793221880970 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arwa A Mohammed ◽  
Ayman MH ALnaby ◽  
Solima M Sabeel ◽  
Fagr M AbdElmarouf ◽  
Amina I Dirar ◽  
...  

Background: Mycetoma is a distinct body tissue destructive and neglected tropical disease. It is endemic in many tropical and subtropical countries. Mycetoma is caused by bacterial infections ( actinomycetoma) such as Streptomyces somaliensis and Nocardiae or true fungi ( eumycetoma) such as Madurella mycetomatis. To date, treatments fail to cure the infection and the available marketed drugs are expensive and toxic upon prolonged usage. Moreover, no vaccine was prepared yet against mycetoma. Aim: The aim of this study is to predict effective epitope-based vaccine against fructose-bisphosphate aldolase enzymes of M. mycetomatis using immunoinformatics approaches. Methods and materials: Fructose-bisphosphate aldolase of M. mycetomatis sequence was retrieved from NCBI. Different prediction tools were used to analyze the nominee’s epitopes in Immune Epitope Database for B-cell, T-cell MHC class II and class I. Then the proposed peptides were docked using Autodock 4.0 software program. Results and conclusions: The proposed and promising peptides KYLQ show a potent binding affinity to B-cell, FEYARKHAF with a very strong binding affinity to MHC I alleles and FFKEHGVPL that shows a very strong binding affinity to MHC II and MHC I alleles. This indicates a strong potential to formulate a new vaccine, especially with the peptide FFKEHGVPL which is likely to be the first proposed epitope-based vaccine against fructose-bisphosphate aldolase of M. mycetomatis. This study recommends an in vivo assessment for the most promising peptides especially FFKEHGVPL.


2019 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 407-412
Author(s):  
Pei-Hui Shan ◽  
Zhi-Rui Zhang ◽  
Dong Bai ◽  
Bing Bian ◽  
Zhu Tao ◽  
...  

The binding interactions between six biogenic amine guests and the iQ[7] host were investigated. The experimental results have revealed that iQ[7] shows strong binding affinity towards five of the studied biogenic amines, but not histamine, and that the binding sites are different depending on the structure of the biogenic amine.


2015 ◽  
Vol 51 (70) ◽  
pp. 13496-13499 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiantian Jia ◽  
Molly M. J. Li ◽  
Lin Ye ◽  
Sam Wiseman ◽  
Guoliang Liu ◽  
...  

Single layer MoS2synthesized by exfoliation with Li is demonstrated to take up the dye molecule, Eosin Y, with strong binding affinityviasulfur vacancies.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Normant ◽  
Leonid Gorelik ◽  
Rama Shmeis ◽  
Henry Le ◽  
Robert Nisch ◽  
...  

Langmuir ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (51) ◽  
pp. 14586-14591 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amit Sharma ◽  
Keith V. Lawler ◽  
Jarod J. Wolffis ◽  
Christopher T. Eckdahl ◽  
Cooper S. McDonald ◽  
...  

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (40) ◽  
pp. 9481-9484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takashi Osawa ◽  
Satoshi Obika ◽  
Yoshiyuki Hari

Three methylene-EoDNAs were synthesized from 5-methyluridine and their modified oligonucleotides showed strong binding affinity with ssRNA and high nuclease resistance.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arwa A. Mohammed ◽  
Ayman M. H. ALnaby ◽  
Solima M. Sabeel ◽  
Fagr M. AbdElmarouf ◽  
Amina I. Dirar ◽  
...  

AbstractBackgroundMycetoma is a distinct flesh eating and destructive neglected tropical disease. It is endemic in many tropical and subtropical countries. Mycetoma is caused by bacterial infections (actinomycetoma) such as Streptomyces somaliensis and Nocardiae or true fungi (eumycetoma) such as Madurella mycetomatis. Until date, treatments fail to cure the infection and the available marketed drugs are expensive and toxic upon prolonged usage. Moreover, no vaccine was prepared yet against mycetoma.The aimof this study is to predict effective epitope-based vaccine against fructose-bisphosphate aldolase enzymes of M. mycetomatis using immunoinformatics approaches.Methods and MaterialsFructose-bisphosphate aldolase ofMadurella mycetomatisSequence was retrieved from NCBI. Different prediction tools were used to analyze the nominee’s epitopes in Immune Epitope Database for B-cell, T-cell MHC class II & I. Then the proposed peptides were docked using Autodock 4.0 software program.Results and ConclusionsThe proposed and promising peptides KYLQ shows a potent binding affinity to B-cell, FEYARKHAF with a very strong binding affinity to MHC1 alleles and FFKEHGVPL that show a very strong binding affinity to MHC11and MHC1 alleles. This indicates a strong potential to formulate a new vaccine, especially with the peptide FFKEHGVPL which is likely to be the first proposed epitope-based vaccine against Fructose-bisphosphate aldolase of Madurella mycetomatis. This study recommends an in-vivo assessment for the most promising peptides especially FFKEHGVPL.


Author(s):  
Dhiraj Kumar ◽  
Sanjana Bhagat

The main aim of this study is to identify inhibitory binding potent of the available commercially alkaloids, against the crystal structure of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) protein by in silico studies. The inhibitory data of the compounds should be compared with the internal ligand as well as standard AChE inhibitor Aricept (which is used for the treatment of all stages of Alzheimer&rsquo;s disease). AutoDock 4.0 is used for the docking study, conformational orientation site analysis, and, with the help of docking, we have calculated parameters like binding energy and inhibition constant. Docking's study showed that Glabridin, Isorosmanol, Quercetin, Honokiol, Eckol, Sargaquinoic acid, and Ginsedosides revealed strong binding affinity with the enzyme. Moreover, The ADMET profiling and physicochemical properties of the selected compounds are evaluated using the Molinspiration and Data warrior software. By showing a strong binding affinity value, positive bioactivity score, and good pharmacokinetic properties, the top compound was determined. After evaluation with all parameters, the compound Glabridin and Ginsedosides show the most potent inhibitory effect towards the acetylcholinesterase, so this compound could be used as a novel is required to treat Alzheimer's disease.


2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 210974
Author(s):  
Son Tung Ngo ◽  
Khanh B. Vu ◽  
Minh Quan Pham ◽  
Nguyen Minh Tam ◽  
Phuong-Thao Tran

The winged-helix domain of the methyl methanesulfonate and ultraviolet-sensitive 81 ( w MUS81) is a potential cancer drug target. In this context, marine fungi compounds were indicated to be able to prevent w MUS81 structure via atomistic simulations. Eight compounds such as D197 ( Tryptoquivaline U ), D220 ( Epiremisporine B ), D67 ( Aspergiolide A ), D153 ( Preussomerin G ), D547 ( 12,13-dihydroxyfumitremorgin C ), D152 ( Preussomerin K ), D20 ( Marinopyrrole B ) and D559 ( Fumuquinazoline K ) were indicated that they are able to prevent the conformation of w MUS81 via forming a strong binding affinity to the enzyme via perturbation approach. The electrostatic interaction is the dominant factor in the binding process of ligands to w MUS81. The residues Trp55, Arg59, Leu62, His63 and Arg69 were found to frequently form non-bonded contacts and hydrogen bonds to inhibitors. Moreover, the influence of the ligand D197 , which formed the lowest binding free energy to w MUS81, on the structural change of enzyme was investigated using replica exchange molecular dynamics simulations. The obtained results indicated that D197 , which forms a strong binding affinity, can modify the structure of w MUS81. Overall, the marine compounds probably inhibit w MUS81 due to forming a strong binding affinity to the enzyme as well as altering the enzymic conformation.


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