Computational and Docking Studies of 5,6-dihydroxy-7,8, 4'-trimethoxyflavone: A α-Glucosidase Inhibitory Constituent from Limnophila indica

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 548-561
Author(s):  
Dipak Kumar Rana ◽  
Dipanwita Saha ◽  
Partha Sarathi Sengupta ◽  
Bipul Sarkar ◽  
Palash Mondal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Docking Studies

Homology Modeling of Mus Musculus CDK5 and Molecular Docking Studies with Flavonoids

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sowmya Suri ◽  
Rumana Waseem ◽  
Seshagiri Bandi ◽  
Sania Shaik
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Docking ◽  
3D Model ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Docking Studies ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Cyclin Dependent Kinase ◽  
Ligand Complex ◽  
Ligand Interaction ◽  
Molecular Docking Studies ◽  
Cyclin Dependent Kinase 5

A 3D model of Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) (Accession Number: Q543f6) is generated based on crystal structure of P. falciparum PFPK5-indirubin-5-sulphonate ligand complex (PDB ID: 1V0O) at 2.30 Å resolution was used as template. Protein-ligand interaction studies were performed with flavonoids to explore structural features and binding mechanism of flavonoids as CDK5 (Cyclin-dependent kinase 5) inhibitors. The modelled structure was selected on the basis of least modeler objective function. The model was validated by PROCHECK. The predicted 3D model is reliable with 93.0% of amino acid residues in core region of the Ramachandran plot. Molecular docking studies with flavonoids viz., Diosmetin, Eriodictyol, Fortuneletin, Apigenin, Ayanin, Baicalein, Chrysoeriol and Chrysosplenol-D with modelled protein indicate that Diosmetin is the best inhibitor containing docking score of -8.23 kcal/mol. Cys83, Lys89, Asp84. The compound Diosmetin shows interactions with Cys83, Lys89, and Asp84.

Insights Studies for Certain Natural FDA Approved Polyphenolics and Repurposing for COVID-19

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (SPL1) ◽  
pp. 1390-1395
Author(s):  
Arafa Musa ◽  
Ehab M. Mostafa ◽  
Mohammad M. Al-Sanea ◽  
Shaimaa R. Ahmed ◽  
Gomaa Mostafa-Hedeab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Docking Studies ◽  
Human Populations ◽  
Energy Score ◽  
Protease Enzyme ◽  
Human Disorders ◽  
Variable Chemical ◽  
Pancreatic Disorders ◽  
New Treatment ◽  
New Applications ◽  
Death Cases

Natural polyphenolic drugs were approved for treatment of various diseases. Diosmin, rutin, quercetin, aesculin, genistein, hesperidin and silybin are known for their safety and have been applied for several human disorders including cancer, cardiovascular disorders, atherosclerosis, oxidative stress, capillary fragility, liver and pancreatic disorders and others. As the structures of the selected polyphenolic compounds possess variable chemical moieties with diverse chemical and electronic characters, these properties have been employed for further insights studies to predict new applications concerning the newly occurred pandemic. COVID-19 is a terrible disease that attacked millions of human populations at the end of year 2019. As the number of death cases has increased to exceed one million of humans, the early discovery of new treatment from previously approved and safe drugs is the main target of this study. Employing the putative docking studies for the selected polyphenolic drugs were done and the results were promising, all tested drugs exhibited high affinity with the selected five proteins of protease enzyme, the docking score ranged from -8.4461 to -26.1691 kcal/mol with 3-7 variable interaction bonds. Among the tested drugs, diosmin appeared as the most promising drug as it exhibited the highest energy score and interaction bonds with the most of proteins.

Design, Synthesis and Pharmacological Evaluation of New Thiazole Derivatives as Anthelmintic Agents

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 5075-5081
Author(s):  
Sirisha Kalam ◽  
Sai Krishn G ◽  
Kumara Swamy D ◽  
Sai Santhoshi K ◽  
Durga Prasad K
Keyword(s):  
Anthelmintic Activity ◽  
Docking Studies ◽  
Molecular Property ◽  
Thiazole Derivatives ◽  
Pharmacological Agents ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Standard Drug ◽  
Lipinski’S Rule ◽  
Mass Spectral ◽  
Tubulin Protein

Pharmacological agents that kills parasites are essential drugs in some tropical countries. In this study, a series of 2-amino substituted 4-phenyl thiazole derivatives (4a-e) have been synthesized by the conventional method. The thiazole derivatives were synthesized by three steps. The obtained five derivatives were purified by recrystallization using methanol as a solvent or column chromatography. They were characterized by melting point, TLC, FTIR, 1H NMR and MASS spectral data. Compounds 4a-e were evaluated in silico by using different software’s (Lipinski’s Rule of 5, OSIRIS molecular property explorer, Molsoft molecular property explorer, and PASS & docking studies). These compounds were then evaluated for their possible anthelmintic activity against Indian adult earth worms (Pherituma postuma). All the compounds displayed significant anthelmintic activity. Compound 4c and 4e were more potent compounds when compared with the standard drug (mebendazole). Molecular docking studies guided and proved the biological activity against beta tubulin protein (1OJ0). In conclusions, these new molecules have promising potential as anthelmintic for treatment of parasites.   

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