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Surekha S, Lamiyan AK, Gupta V. Antibiotic Resistant Biofilms and the Quest for Novel Therapeutic Strategies. Indian J Microbiol 2024; 64:20-35. [PMID: 38468748 PMCID: PMC10924852 DOI: 10.1007/s12088-023-01138-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is one of the major leading causes of death around the globe. Present treatment pipelines are insufficient to overcome the critical situation. Prominent biofilm forming human pathogens which can thrive in infection sites using adaptive features results in biofilm persistence. Considering the present scenario, prudential investigations into the mechanisms of resistance target them to improve antibiotic efficacy is required. Regarding this, developing newer and effective treatment options using edge cutting technologies in medical research is the need of time. The reasons underlying the adaptive features in biofilm persistence have been centred on different metabolic and physiological aspects. The high tolerance levels against antibiotics direct researchers to search for novel bioactive molecules that can help combat the problem. In view of this, the present review outlines the focuses on an opportunity of different strategies which are in testing pipeline can thus be developed into products ready to use.
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- Saumya Surekha
- Department of Biochemistry, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India
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- GMCH: Government Medical College and Hospital, Chandigarh, India
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Ipinloju N, Ibrahim A, da Costa RA, Adigun TB, Olubode SO, Abayomi KJ, Aiyelabegan AO, Esan TO, Muhammad SA, Oyeneyin OE. Quantum evaluation and therapeutic activity of (E)-N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-(4-(3-oxo-3-phenylprop-1-en-1-yl) phenoxy)acetamide and its modified derivatives against EGFR and VEGFR-2 in the treatment of triple-negative cancer via in silico approach. J Mol Model 2023; 29:159. [PMID: 37099048 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05543-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2023] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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The most dangerous subtype of breast cancer, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), accounts for 25% of all breast cancer-related deaths and 15% of all breast cancer cases. TNBC is distinguished by the lack of immunohistochemical expression of HER2, progesterone receptors, or oestrogen receptors. Although it has been reported that upregulation of EGFR and VEGFR-2 is associated with TNBC progression, no proven effective targeted therapy exists at this time. We used structural bioinformatics methods, including density functional theory, molecular docking, molecular dynamic simulation, pharmacokinetic and drug-likeness models, to identify promising EGFR/VEGFR-2 inhibitors from N-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2-[4-(3-oxo-3-phenylprop-1-en-1-yl) phenoxy] acetamide and six of its modified derivatives in light of the lack of effective targets inhibitor Version 14 of Spartan software was used to analyse density functional theory. The Schrodinger software suite 2018's Maestro interface was used for the molecular docking analysis, and the admetSAR and swissADME servers were used for drug-likeness and absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity. All of the compounds showed strong electronic characteristics. Additionally, all of the tested compounds met the ADMET and drug-likeness requirements without a single instance of Lipinski's rule of five violations. Additionally, the molecules' levels of affinity for the target proteins varied. The highest binding affinities were demonstrated by the MOLb-VEGFR-2 complex (- 9.925 kcal/mol) and the MOLg-EGFR complex (- 5.032 kcal/mol). The interaction of the molecules in the domain of the EGFR and VEGFR-2 receptors was also better understood through molecular dynamic simulation of the complex.
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- Nureni Ipinloju
- Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Unit, Department of Chemical Sciences, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
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- Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Para (IFPA), Campus Abaetetuba, Abaetetuba, Para, Brazil
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- Department of Biochemistry, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
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- Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, Usmanu DanFodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemical Sciences, Bamidele Olumilua University of Education Science and Technology, Ikere-Ekiti, Ekiti State, Nigeria
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- Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Unit, Department of Chemical Sciences, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria.
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Kamran A, Mushtaq M, Arif M, Rashid S. Role of biostimulants (ascorbic acid and fulvic acid) to synergize Rhizobium activity in pea (Pisum sativum L. var. Meteor). PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 196:668-682. [PMID: 36801772 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 02/04/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Biostimulants such as ascorbic acid (AA) and fulvic acid (FA)can enhance the efficiency of root-nodulating bacteria. This study investigates optimum concentration of these two biostimulants to maximize the Rhizobium activity and increase root size, nodulation capability, NPK uptake, yield and quality. Interaction with nitrogenase enzyme through molecular docking was also studied by using both AA and FA as ligands to better understand their inhibitory role in excess amounts. The findings of the study suggest: the combined application of both FA and AA at 200 ppm concentrations proved to be more effective than the individual application. Excellent vegetative growth was noticed which translated into an increased reproductive growth i.e statistically significant increase in number of pods per plant, fresh and dry weight of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, total chlorophyll, carotenoids and chemical constituents of pea seeds i.e. N (16.17%), P (40.47%), K (39.96%) and protein (16.25%). These findings were substantiated by molecular docking of nitrogenase enzyme with ascorbic acid and fulvic acid. The XP docking score of ascorbic acid (-7.07 kcal mol-1) and fulvic acid (-6.908 kcal mol-1) exhibited that the optimum doses (200 ppm) should be used as higher dose or their excess amount can hinder the Rhizobium activity of nitrogen fixation by interacting with the nitrogenase enzyme.
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- Atif Kamran
- Agriculture, Food & Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Canada; Institute of Botany, University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan.
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Crust-Mantle Materials and Environment, School of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230026, China; Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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- Institute of Plant Breeding and Biotechnology, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, 60000, Pakistan
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Sharma S, Tuli HS, Varol M, Agarwal P, Rani A, Abbas Z, Kumar M. Antimicrobial screening to molecular docking of newly synthesized ferrocenyl-substituted pyrazole. Int J Health Sci (Qassim) 2022; 16:3-12. [PMID: 35949692 PMCID: PMC9288134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Microbial diseases are snowballing at an alarming proportion. Therefore, the intent of this study was to inspect the antimicrobial action of ferrocenyl-substituted pyrazole against various human pathogenic Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and fungal microbial strains. Pyrazoles have been recognized for over a century as a significant and bioactive class of heterocyclic compounds. The association of pyrazoles with a ferrocene moiety may give new class of compounds. The present study was designed to synthesize biological active ferrocenyl-substituted pyrazole through a novel route. METHODS The anhydride of ferrocenyl-substituted pyrazole, namely, (S)-(3-(3-(carboxyamino)-3H-pyrazol-4-yl)cyclopenta-1,3-dien-1-yl)(cyclopenta-1,3-dien-1-yl)iron was synthesized using expansion cyclocondensation. FTIR, NMR, and GC-MS were performed to analyze the structure of the synthesized ferrocenyl-substituted pyrazole. Antimicrobial, DNA photo-cleaving, and anti-angiogenic activities of ferrocenyl-substituted compounds were studied. RESULTS Anhydride of (S)-(3-(3-(carboxyamino)-3H-pyrazol-4-yl)cyclopenta-1,3-dien-1-yl)(cyclopenta-1,3-dien-1-yl)iron obtained with yield of 87%. Spectral analysis confirmed the formation of anhydride. The synthesized compound was found to be biological active in the range of 85-95 μg/ml. CONCLUSION This study described the novel method for the synthesis of biologically active anhydride of ferrocenyl-substituted pyrazole. The study demonstrations that synthesized ferrocenyl-substituted pyrazole in today's situation is the encouraging antimicrobial mediator against the human pathogens. In addition, it may open new doors to initiate research against drug resistance bacteria with possible biomedical applications.
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- Shashi Sharma
- Department of Chemistry, Dyal Singh College, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Maharishi Markandeshwar (Deemed to be) University, Mullana, Haryana, India
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Faculty of Science, Kotekli Campus, Mugla Sitki Kocman University, Mugla TR48000, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Pt. CLS Govt. College, Karnal, Haryana, India
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- Department of Chemistry, IEC University, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Sadopur, Ambala, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Sadopur, Ambala, India,Address for correspondence: Dr. Manoj Kumar, Department of Chemistry, Maharishi Markandeshwar University, Sadopur, Ambala, India. E-mail:
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Omoboyowa DA, Balogun TA, Omomule OM, Saibu OA. Identification of Terpenoids From Abrus precatorius Against Parkinson's Disease Proteins Using In Silico Approach. Bioinform Biol Insights 2021; 15:11779322211050757. [PMID: 34707350 PMCID: PMC8544761 DOI: 10.1177/11779322211050757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the second major neuro-degenrative disorder that causes morbidity and mortality among older populations. Terpenoids were reported as potential neuro-protective agents. Therefore, this study seeks to unlock the inhibitory potential of terpenoids from Abrus precatorius seeds against proteins involve in PD pathogenesis. In this study, in silico molecular docking of 5 terpenoids derived from high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) analysis of A. precatorius seeds against α-synuclein, catechol-o-methyltransferase, and monoamine oxidase B which are markers of PD was performed using Autodock vina. The absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity (ADME/Tox) of the hits were done using Swiss ADME predictor and molecular dynamic (MD) simulation of the hit-protein complex was performed using Desmond Schrodinger software. Five out of 6 compounds satisfied the ADME/Tox parameters and showed varying degrees of binding affinities with selected proteins. Drimenin-α-synuclein complex showed the lowest binding energy of −9.1 kcal/mol followed by interaction with key amino acid residues necessary for α-synuclein inhibition. The selection of this complex was justified by its stability in MD simulation conducted for 10 ns and exhibited stable interaction in terms of root mean square deviation (RMSD) and root mean square deviation error fluctuation (RMSF) values.
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- Department of Environmental Toxicology, Universitat Duisburg-Essen, Duisburg, Germany
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