scholarly journals Identification of Potential Inhibitors from Pyriproxyfen with Insecticidal Activity by Virtual Screening

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Ramos ◽  
Josivan Costa ◽  
Rai Silva ◽  
Glauber da Costa ◽  
Alex Rodrigues ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Screening ◽  
Binding Free Energy ◽  
Structural Similarity ◽  
Docking Study ◽  
Molecular Docking Study ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
Biological Insecticide ◽  
Pass Online ◽  
Acetylcholinesterase Enzyme ◽  
Potential Inhibitors

Aedes aegypti is the main vector of dengue fever transmission, yellow fever, Zika, and chikungunya in tropical and subtropical regions and it is considered to cause health risks to millions of people in the world. In this study, we search to obtain new molecules with insecticidal potential against Ae. aegypti via virtual screening. Pyriproxyfen was chosen as a template compound to search molecules in the database Zinc_Natural_Stock (ZNSt) with structural similarity using ROCS (rapid overlay of chemical structures) and EON (electrostatic similarity) software, and in the final search, the top 100 were selected. Subsequently, in silico pharmacokinetic and toxicological properties were determined resulting in a total of 14 molecules, and these were submitted to the PASS online server for the prediction of biological insecticide and acetylcholinesterase activities, and only two selected molecules followed for the molecular docking study to evaluate the binding free energy and interaction mode. After these procedures were performed, toxicity risk assessment such as LD50 values in mg/kg and toxicity class using the PROTOX online server, were undertaken. Molecule ZINC00001624 presented potential for inhibition for the acetylcholinesterase enzyme (insect and human) with a binding affinity value of −10.5 and −10.3 kcal/mol, respectively. The interaction with the juvenile hormone was −11.4 kcal/mol for the molecule ZINC00001021. Molecules ZINC00001021 and ZINC00001624 had excellent predictions in all the steps of the study and may be indicated as the most promising molecules resulting from the virtual screening of new insecticidal agents.

scholarly journals Synthesis, Anti-Inflammatory Activity, and In Silico Study of Novel Diclofenac and Isatin Conjugates

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-11
Author(s):  
Musab Mohamed Ibrahim ◽  
Tilal Elsaman ◽  
Mosab Yahya Al-Nour
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Screening ◽  
Condensation Reaction ◽  
Docking Study ◽  
Positive Control ◽  
Inflammatory Activity ◽  
Molecular Docking Study ◽  
Design Synthesis ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
Anti Inflammatory

The design, synthesis, and development of novel non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) with better activity and lower side effects are respectable area of research. Novel Diclofenac Schiff’s bases (M1, M2, M4, M7, and M8) were designed and synthesized, and their respective chemical structures were deduced using various spectral tools (IR, 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and MS). The compounds were synthesized via Schiff’s condensation reaction and their anti-inflammatory activity was investigated applying the Carrageenan-induced paw edema model against Diclofenac as positive control. Percentage inhibition of edema indicated that all compounds were exhibiting a comparable anti-inflammatory activity as Diclofenac. Moreover, the anti-inflammatory activity was supported via virtual screening using molecular docking study. Interestingly compound M2 showed the highest in vivo activity (61.32% inhibition) when compared to standard Diclofenac (51.36% inhibition) as well as the best binding energy score (-10.765) and the virtual screening docking score (-12.142).

scholarly journals Towards potential inhibitors of COVID-19 main protease Mpro by virtual screening and molecular docking study

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1626-1636
Author(s):  
Moujane Soumia ◽  
Zaki Hanane ◽  
Moualij Benaissa ◽  
Filali Zegzouti Younes ◽  
Alem Chakib ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Docking ◽  
Virtual Screening ◽  
Docking Study ◽  
Molecular Docking Study ◽  
Main Protease ◽  
Potential Inhibitors

scholarly journals Hierarchical Virtual Screening of Potential Insectides Inhibitors of Acetylcholinesterase and Juvenile Hormone from Temephos

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 61 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glauber V. da Costa ◽  
Elenilze F. B. Ferreira ◽  
Ryan da S. Ramos ◽  
Luciane B. da Silva ◽  
Ester M. F. de Sá ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Screening ◽  
Aedes Aegypti ◽  
Juvenile Hormone ◽  
Chemical Control ◽  
Docking Study ◽  
Template Molecule ◽  
Database Searching ◽  
Molecular Docking Study ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Potential Inhibitors

Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus, 1762; Diptera: Culicidae) is the main vector transmitting viral diseases such as dengue fever, dengue haemorrhagic fever, urban yellow fever, zika and chikungunya. Worldwide, especially in the Americas and Brazil, many cases of dengue have been reported in recent years, which have shown significant growth. The main control strategy is the elimination of the vector, carried out through various education programs, to change human habits, but the most usual is biological control, together with environmental management and chemical control. The most commonly insecticide used is temephos (an organophosphorus compound), but Aedes aegypti populations have shown resistance and the product is highly toxic, so we chose it as a template molecule to perform a ligand-based virtual screening in the ChemBrigde (DIVERSet-CL subcollection) database, searching for derivatives with similarity in shape (ROCS) and electrostatic potential (EON). Thus, fourty-five molecules were filtered based on their pharmacokinetic and toxicological properties and 11 molecules were selected by a molecular docking study, including binding affinity and mode of interaction. The L46, L66 and L68 molecules show potential inhibitory activity for both the insect (−9.28, −10.08 and −6.78 Kcal/mol, respectively) and human (−6.05, 6.25 and 7.2 Kcal/mol respectively) enzymes, as well as the juvenile hormone protein (−9.2; −10.96 and −8.16 kcal/mol, respectively), showing a significant difference in comparison to the template molecule temephos. Molecules L46, L66 and L68 interacted with important amino acids at each catalytic site of the enzyme reported in the literature. Thus, the molecules here investigated are potential inhibitors for both the acetylcholinesterase enzymes and juvenile hormone protein–from insect and humans, characterizing them as a potential insecticide against the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Synthesis, Biological Evaluation of ortho-Carboxamidostilbenes as Potential Inhibitors of Hyperglycemic Enzymes, and Molecular Docking Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 131007
Author(s):  
Norhadi Mohamad ◽  
Phua Yoong Hui ◽  
Mohamad Hafizi Abu Bakar ◽  
Mohammad Tasyriq Che Omar ◽  
Habibah A. Wahab ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Docking ◽  
Docking Study ◽  
Biological Evaluation ◽  
Molecular Docking Study ◽  
Potential Inhibitors

scholarly journals Modeling the Antileukemia Activity of Ellipticine-Related Compounds: QSAR and Molecular Docking Study

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edgar Márquez ◽  
José R. Mora ◽  
Virginia Flores-Morales ◽  
Daniel Insuasty ◽  
Luis Calle
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Structure ◽  
Binding Free Energy ◽  
Docking Study ◽  
Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship ◽  
Quantitative Structure ◽  
Molecular Docking Study ◽  
Modeling Simulation ◽  
Structure Activity ◽  
Related Compounds ◽  
Cancer Activity

The antileukemia cancer activity of organic compounds analogous to ellipticine representes a critical endpoint in the understanding of this dramatic disease. A molecular modeling simulation on a dataset of 23 compounds, all of which comply with Lipinski’s rules and have a structure analogous to ellipticine, was performed using the quantitative structure activity relationship (QSAR) technique, followed by a detailed docking study on three different proteins significantly involved in this disease (PDB IDs: SYK, PI3K and BTK). As a result, a model with only four descriptors (HOMO, softness, AC1RABAMBID, and TS1KFABMID) was found to be robust enough for prediction of the antileukemia activity of the compounds studied in this work, with an R2 of 0.899 and Q2 of 0.730. A favorable interaction between the compounds and their target proteins was found in all cases; in particular, compounds 9 and 22 showed high activity and binding free energy values of around −10 kcal/mol. Theses compounds were evaluated in detail based on their molecular structure, and some modifications are suggested herein to enhance their biological activity. In particular, compounds 22_1, 22_2, 9_1, and 9_2 are indicated as possible new, potent ellipticine derivatives to be synthesized and biologically tested.

scholarly journals An Antioxidant Potential, Quantum-Chemical and Molecular Docking Study of the Major Chemical Constituents Present in the Leaves of Curatella americana Linn

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mayara Teles Fujishima ◽  
Nayara Silva ◽  
Ryan Ramos ◽  
Elenilze Batista Ferreira ◽  
Kelton Santos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Docking ◽  
Xanthine Oxidase ◽  
Quantum Chemical ◽  
Binding Free Energy ◽  
Chemical Constituents ◽  
Docking Study ◽  
Antioxidant Potential ◽  
Molecular Docking Study ◽  
Hydroalcoholic Extract ◽  
Curatella Americana

Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are continuously generated in the normal biological systems, primarily by enzymes as xanthine oxidase (XO). The inappropriate scavenging or inhibition of ROS has been considered to be linked with aging, inflammatory disorders, and chronic diseases. Therefore, many plants and their products have been investigated as natural antioxidants for their potential use in preventive medicine. The leaves and bark extracts of Curatella americana Linn. were described in scientific research as anti-inflammatory, vasodilator, anti-ulcerogenic, and hypolipidemic effects. So, the aim of this study was to evaluate the antioxidant potentials of leaf hydroalcoholic extract from C. americana (HECA) through the scavenging DPPH assay and their main chemical constituents, evaluated by the following quantum chemical approaches (DFT B3LYP/6-31G**): Maps of Molecular Electrostatic Potential (MEP), Frontier Orbital’s (HOMO and LUMO) followed by multivariate analysis and molecular docking simulations with the xanthine oxidase enzyme. The hydroalcoholic extract showed significant antioxidant activity by free radical scavenging probably due to the great presence of flavonoids, which were grouped in the PCA and HCA analysis with the standard gallic acid. In the molecular docking study, the compounds studied presented the binding free energy (ΔG) values close each other, due to the similar interactions with amino acids residues at the activity site. The descriptors Gap and softness were important to characterize the molecules with antioxidant potential by capturing oxygen radicals.

scholarly journals Synthesis, characterization (IR, 1H, 13C & 31P NMR), fungicidal, herbicidal and molecular docking evaluation of steroid phosphorus compounds

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 621-628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahboob Alam ◽  
Youngwon Kim ◽  
Soonheum Park
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Docking ◽  
Binding Free Energy ◽  
Docking Study ◽  
Herbicidal Activity ◽  
Phosphorus Compounds ◽  
Moderate Activity ◽  
Spectroscopic Techniques ◽  
Molecular Docking Study ◽  
Mycelium Growth ◽  
Phosphorus Containing

AbstractPhosphorus containing steroidal derivatives such as 3β-oxo-[diazaphosphalidine-2’-one] stigmast-5-ene and 3β-oxo-[diazaphosphalidine-2’-one] stigmast-5,22-diene were designed, synthesized and characterized using spectroscopic techniques (IR, 1H, 13C & 31P NMR, HRMS) and elemental analysis. The fungicidal and herbicidal studies of the compounds were performed and the experimental outcomes showed that compound 4 showed a good fungicidal activity against mycelium growth of fungi, while in the case of herbicidal activity, both compounds show a moderate activity compared to the commercial drug; Atrazine. The binding free energy of active compound 4 to the receptor named 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) was calculated using the molecular docking study. The HPPD is one of the most effective targets of plants for the herbicide study.

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