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Shalini K, Guleria S, Salaria D, Rolta R, Fadare OA, Mehta J, Awofisayo O, Mandyal P, Shandilya P, Kaushik N, Choi EH, Chandel SR, Kaushik NK. Antimicrobial potential of phytocompounds of Acorus calamus: in silico approach. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024; 42:2726-2737. [PMID: 37177811 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2209653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Medicinal plants are used from prehistoric time to cure various life-threatening bacterial diseases. Acorus calamus is an important medicinal plant widely used to cure gastrointestinal, respiratory, kidney and liver disorders. The objective of the current research was to investigate the interaction of major phytoconstituents of Acorus calamus with bacterial (6VJE) and fungal (1EA1) protein targets. Protein-ligand interactions were estimated using the AutoDock software, drug likeness was predicted by using the molinspiration server and toxicity was predicted with the swissADME and protox II servers. MD simulation of phytocompounds with the best profiles was done on the GROMACS software for 100 ns. Molecular docking results showed among all the selected major phytoconstituents, that β-cadinene showed best binding interaction in complex with bacterial (6VJE) and fungal (1EA1) protein targets with binding energy -7.66 ± 0.1 and -7.73 ± 0.15 kcal mol-1, respectively. Drug likeness and toxicity predictions showed that β-cadinene follows all rules of drug likeness and toxicity. MD simulation study revealed that β-cadinene fit in binding pocket of bacterial and fungal targets and found to be stable throughout the duration of the simulation. Based on the observations from this in-silico study it is being proposed that β-cadinene, a major phytocompound of Acorus calamus, can be considered for the treatment of bacterial and fungal infections since the study shows that it might be one of the compounds that contributes majorly to the plant's biological activity. This study needs in vitro and in vivo validation.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Kumari Shalini
- Division of Microbiology, School of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Career Point University, Hamirpur, India
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Organic Chemistry Research Lab, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medical Chemistry, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
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- School Advanced of Chemical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, India
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- School Advanced of Chemical Sciences, Shoolini University, Solan, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Engineering, The University of Suwon, Hwaseong-si, Republic of Korea
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Microbiology, School of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Career Point University, Hamirpur, India
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Rolta R, Salaria D, Fadare OA, Fadare RY, Masih GD, Prakash A, Medhi B. Identification of novel inhibitor phytoconstituents for Influenza A H3N2: an in silico approach. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024:1-10. [PMID: 38247233 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2024.2305313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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Influenza A virus subtype H3N2 is a highly infectious respiratory virus that is responsible for global seasonal flu epidemics. The current study was designed to investigate the antiviral activity of 150 phytocompounds of North Western Himalayas medicinal plants by molecular docking. Two target proteins of hemagglutinin of influenza virus A (PDB ID 4WE8) and Influenza virus H3N2 nucleoprotein - R416A mutant (PDB ID 7NT8) are selected for this study. Molecular docking was done by AutoDock vina tool, toxicity and drug-likeness prediction was done by protox II and Moleinspiration. MD simulation of best protein-ligand complexes was done by using Gromacs, version 2021.5. Molecular docking and toxicity data revealed that clicoemodin and rumexocide showed the best binding with both target proteins 4WEB & 7NT8. Clicoemodin showed the -7.5 KJ/mol binding energy with 4WE8 and 7NT8. Similarly, rumexoside showed the -7.6 KJ/mol binding energy with 4WE8 and -7.6 KJ/mol with 7NT8. Furthermore, Molecular dynamic simulation and MMPBSA binding free energy validated the stability of protein-ligand complexes. The current study suggested that clicoemodin and rumexocide are the promising inhibitors of H3N2 proteins hemagglutinin of influenza virus A and Influenza virus H3N2 nucleoprotein - R416A mutant, though there is further in vitro and in vivo validation is required.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Rajan Rolta
- Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Organic Chemistry Research Lab, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife Osun, Nigeria
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
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Oyedara OO, Fadare OA, Franco-Frías E, Heredia N, García S. Computational assessment of phytochemicals of medicinal plants from Mexico as potential inhibitors of Salmonella enterica efflux pump AcrB protein. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:1776-1789. [PMID: 34996337 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.2024261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The AcrAB-TolC efflux pump (EP) confers multidrug resistance to Salmonella enterica, a major etiological agent of foodborne infections. Phytochemicals that inhibit the functions of AcrAB-TolC EP present ideal candidates for reversal of antibiotic resistance. Progressive technological advancements, have facilitated the development of computational methods that offer a rapid low-cost approach to screen and identify phytochemicals with inhibitory potential against EP. In this study, 71 phytochemicals derived from plants used for medicinal purposes in Mexico were screened for their potential as inhibitors of Salmonella AcrB protein using in silico approaches including molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Consequently, naringenin, 5-methoxypsoralen, and licarin A were identified as candidate inhibitors of AcrB protein. The three phytochemicals bound distal/deep pocket (DP) and hydrophobic trap (HPT) residues of AcrB protein critical for interactions with inhibitors, with estimated binding free energies of -95.5 kJ/mol, -97.4 kJ/mol, and -143.8 kJ/mol for naringenin, 5-methoxypsoralen, and licarin A, respectively. Data from the 50 ns MD simulation study revealed stability of the protein-ligand complex and alterations in the AcrB protein DP conformation upon binding of phytochemicals to the DP and HPT regions. Based on the estimated binding free energy and interactions with three out of five residues lining the hydrophobic trap, licarin A demonstrated the highest inhibitory potential, supporting its further application as a candidate for overcoming drug resistance in pathogens. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Omotayo O Oyedara
- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, México.,Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Basic and Applied Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, México
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, México
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- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, México
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Chugh A, Sehgal I, Khurana N, Verma K, Rolta R, Vats P, Salaria D, Fadare OA, Awofisayo O, Verma A, Phartyal R, Verma M. Comparative docking studies of drugs and phytocompounds for emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2. 3 Biotech 2023; 13:36. [PMID: 36619821 PMCID: PMC9815891 DOI: 10.1007/s13205-022-03450-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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In the last three years, COVID-19 has impacted the world with back-to-back waves leading to devastating consequences. SARS-CoV-2, the causative agent of COVID-19, was first detected in 2019 and since then has spread to 228 countries. Even though the primary focus of research groups was diverted to fight against COVID-19, yet no dedicated drug has been developed to combat the emergent life-threatening medical conditions. In this study, 35 phytocompounds and 43 drugs were investigated for comparative docking analysis. Molecular docking and virtual screening were performed against SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein of 13 variants using AutoDock Vina tool 1.5.6 and Discovery Studio, respectively, to identify the most efficient drugs. Selection of the most suitable compounds with the best binding affinity was done after screening for toxicity, ADME (absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion) properties and drug-likeliness. The potential candidates were discovered to be Liquiritin (binding affinities ranging between -7.0 and -8.1 kcal/mol for the 13 variants) and Apigenin (binding affinities ranging between -6.8 and -7.3 kcal/mol for the 13 variants) based on their toxicity and consistent binding affinity with the Spike protein of all variants. The stability of the protein-ligand complex was determined using Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation of Apigenin with the Delta plus variant of SARS-CoV-2. Furthermore, Liquiritin and Apigenin were also found to be less toxic than the presently used drugs and showed promising results based on in silico studies, though, confirmation using in vitro studies is required. This in-depth comparative investigation suggests potential drug candidates to fight against SARS-CoV-2 variants. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13205-022-03450-6.
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- Ananya Chugh
- Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110021 India
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- Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110021 India
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- Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110021 India
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- Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110021 India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012 India
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- Organic Chemistry Research Lab, Department of Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun 220282 Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medical Chemistry, University of Uyo, Uyo, 520003 Nigeria
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- Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110021 India
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- Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110021 India
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- Department of Zoology, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007 India
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Ouzebla D, Ourhriss N, Fadare OA, Belghiti ME, El Abdallaoui HEA, Zeroual A. Efficient Synthesis of Acyclic Nucleosides by N-Alkylation Using K2CO3 Supported with Natural Phosphate (K2CO3@NP) as Catalyst and Docking Study Against VIH. Chemistry Africa 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s42250-022-00528-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Salaria D, Rolta R, Mehta J, Awofisayo O, Fadare OA, Kaur B, Kumar B, Araujo da Costa R, Chandel SR, Kaushik N, Choi EH, Kaushik NK. Phytoconstituents of traditional Himalayan Herbs as potential inhibitors of Human Papillomavirus (HPV-18) for cervical cancer treatment: An In silico Approach. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0265420. [PMID: 35298541 PMCID: PMC8929605 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) induced cervical cancer is becoming a major cause of mortality in women. The present research aimed to identify the natural inhibitors of HPV-18 E1 protein (1R9W) from Himalayan herbs with lesser toxicity and higher potency. In this study, one hundred nineteen phytoconstituents of twenty important traditional medicinal plants of Northwest Himalayas were selected for molecular docking with the target protein 1R9W of HPV-18 E1 Molecular docking was performed by AutoDock vina software. ADME/T screening of the bioactive phytoconstituents was done by SwissADME, admetSAR, and Protox II. A couple of best protein-ligand complexes were selected for 100 ns MD simulation. Molecular docking results revealed that among all the selected phytoconstituents only thirty-five phytoconstituents showed the binding affinity similar or more than the standard anti-cancer drugs viz. imiquimod (-6.1 kJ/mol) and podofilox (-6.9 kJ/mol). Among all the selected thirty-five phytoconstituents, eriodictyol-7-glucuronide, stigmasterol, clicoemodin and thalirugidine showed the best interactions with a docking score of -9.1, -8.7, -8.4, and -8.4 kJ/mol. Based on the ADME screening, only two phytoconstituents namely stigmasterol and clicoemodin selected as the best inhibitor of HPV protein. MD simulation study also revealed that stigmasterol and clicoemodin were stable inside the binding pocket of 1R9W, Stigmasterol and clicoemodin can be used as a potential investigational drug to cure HPV infections.
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- Deeksha Salaria
- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medical Chemistry, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
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- Organic Chemistry Research Lab, Department of Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Department of Biotechnology, Punjabi University Patiala, Patiala, Punjab, India
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- University Institute of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Mohali, Punjab, India
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- Division of Microbiology, School of Pharmaceutical and Health Sciences, Career Point University, Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Engineering, University of Suwon, Hwaseong-si, South Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Plasma Bioscience Research Center & Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Plasma Bioscience Research Center & Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Kwangwoon University, Seoul, South Korea
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Rolta R, Salaria D, Sharma B, Awofisayo O, Fadare OA, Sharma S, Patel CN, Kumar V, Sourirajan A, Baumler DJ, Dev K. Methylxanthines as Potential Inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2: an In Silico Approach. Curr Pharmacol Rep 2022; 8:149-170. [PMID: 35281252 PMCID: PMC8901432 DOI: 10.1007/s40495-021-00276-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/20/2021] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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UNLABELLED The aim of the present study was to test the binding affinity of methylxanthines (caffeine/theine, methylxanthine, theobromine, theophylline and xanthine) to three potential target proteins namely Spike protein (6LZG), main protease (6LU7) and nucleocapsid protein N-terminal RNA binding domain (6M3M) of SARS-CoV-2. Proteins and ligand were generated using AutoDock 1.5.6 software. Binding affinity of methylxanthines with SARS-CoV-2 target proteins was determined using Autodock Vina. MD simulation of the best interacting complexes was performed using GROMACS 2018.3 (in duplicate) and Desmond program version 2.0 (academic version) (in triplicate) to study the stabile interaction of protein-ligand complexes. Among the selected methylxanthines, theophylline showed the best binding affinity with all the three targets of SARS-CoV-2 (6LZG - 5.7 kcal mol-1, 6LU7 - 6.5 kcal mol-1, 6M3M - 5.8 kcal mol-1). MD simulation results of 100 ns (in triplicate) showed that theophylline is stable in the binding pockets of all the selected SARS-CoV-2 proteins. Moreover, methylxanthines are safer and less toxic as shown by high LD50 value with Protox II software as compared to drug chloroquine. This research supports the use of methylxanthines as a SARS-CoV-2 inhibitor. It also lays the groundwork for future studies and could aid in the development of a treatment for SARS-CoV-2 and related viral infections. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40495-021-00276-3.
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- Rajan Rolta
- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh India
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh India
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh India
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medical Chemistry, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
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- Organic Chemistry Research Lab, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh India
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- Department of Botany, Bioinformatics and Climate Change Impacts Management, University School of Science, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India
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- University Institute of Biotechnology, Chandigarh University, Gharuan, Mohali, Punjab India
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh India
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- Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN USA
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Solan, Himachal Pradesh India
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Oyedara OO, Agbedahunsi JM, Adeyemi FM, Juárez-Saldivar A, Fadare OA, Adetunji CO, Rivera G. Computational screening of phytochemicals from three medicinal plants as inhibitors of transmembrane protease serine 2 implicated in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Phytomed Plus 2021; 1:100135. [PMID: 35403085 PMCID: PMC8479425 DOI: 10.1016/j.phyplu.2021.100135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2021] [Revised: 09/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/27/2021] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Background SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19 is a major global public health issue that requires urgent attention in terms of drug development. Transmembrane Protease Serine 2 (TMPRSS2) is a good drug target against SARS-CoV-2 because of the role it plays during the viral entry into the cell. Virtual screening of phytochemicals as potential inhibitors of TMPRSS2 can lead to the discovery of drug candidates for the treatment of COVID-19. Purpose The study was designed to screen 132 phytochemicals from three medicinal plants traditionally used as antivirals; Zingiber officinalis Roscoe (Zingiberaceae), Artemisia annua L. (Asteraceae), and Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae), as potential inhibitors of TMPRSS2 for the purpose of finding therapeutic options to treat COVID-19. Methods Homology model of TMPRSS2 was built using the ProMod3 3.1.1 program of the SWISS-MODEL. Binding affinities and interaction between compounds and TMPRSS2 model was examined using molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation. The drug-likeness and ADMET (absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity) properties of potential inhibitors of TMPRSS2 were also assessed using admetSAR web tool. Results Three compounds, namely, niazirin, quercetin, and moringyne from M. oleifera demonstrated better molecular interactions with binding affinities ranging from -7.1 to -8.0 kcal/mol compared to -7.0 kcal/mol obtained for camostat mesylate (a known TMPRSS2 inhibitor), which served as a control. All the three compounds exhibited good drug-like properties by not violating the Lipinski rule of 5. Niazirin and moringyne possessed good ADMET properties and were stable in their interactions with the TMPRSS2 based on the molecular dynamics simulation. However, the ADMET tool predicted the potential hepatotoxic and mutagenic effects of quercetin. Conclusion This study demonstrated the potentials of niazirin, quercetin, and moringyne from M. oleifera, to inhibit the activities of human TMPRSS2, thus probably being good candidates for further development as new drugs for the treatment or management of COVID-19.
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Key Words
- ADMET
- ADMET, Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion and toxicity
- BBB, Blood brain barrier
- CASTp, Computed atlas of surface topography of proteins
- COVID-19, Coronavirus Disease 2019
- GMQE, Global quality estimation score
- HIA, Human intestinal absorption
- HOB, Human oral bioavailability
- LD50, Lethal dose 50
- M. oleifera
- Molecular docking
- Phytochemical
- QMEAN, Qualitative Model Energy Analysis
- RMSD, Root-mean-square deviation
- SARS-CoV-2
- SARS-CoV-2, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2
- TMPRSS2
- TMPRSS2, Transmembrane Protease Serine 2
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- Omotayo O Oyedara
- Department of Microbiology, Osun State University, Osogbo, Nigeria
- Departamento de Microbiología e Inmunología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, San Nicolás de los Garza, Nuevo León, 66455, Mexico
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- Drug Research and Production Unit, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, 220005, Nigeria
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Farmacéutica, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa, 88710, México
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- Applied Microbiology, Biotechnology and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Department of Microbiology, Edo State University, Uzairue, Edo State, Nigeria
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- Laboratorio de Biotecnología Farmacéutica, Centro de Biotecnología Genómica, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Reynosa, 88710, México
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Mehta J, Rolta R, Salaria D, Awofisayo O, Fadare OA, Sharma PP, Rathi B, Chopra A, Kaushik N, Choi EH, Kaushik NK. Phytocompounds from Himalayan Medicinal Plants as Potential Drugs to Treat Multidrug-Resistant Salmonella typhimurium: An In Silico Approach. Biomedicines 2021; 9:1402. [PMID: 34680519 PMCID: PMC8533345 DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines9101402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 09/30/2021] [Accepted: 10/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Medicinal plants can be used as natural therapeutics to treat diseases in humans. Enteric bacteria possess efflux pumps to remove bile salts from cells to avoid potential membrane damage. Resistance to bile and antibiotics is associated with the survival of Salmonella enterica subspecies enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. typhimurium) within a host. The present study aimed to investigate the binding affinity of major phytocompounds derived from 35 medicinal plants of the North Western Himalayas with the RamR protein (PDB ID 6IE9) of S. typhimurium. Proteins and ligands were prepared using AutoDock software 1.5.6. Molecular docking was performed using AutoDock Vina and MD simulation was performed at 100 ns. Drug likeness and toxicity predictions of hit phytocompounds were evaluated using molinspiration and ProTox II online servers. Moreover, docking, drug likeness, and toxicity results revealed that among all the selected phytocompounds, beta-sitosterol exhibited the most efficacious binding affinity with RamR protein (PDB ID 6IE9) and was nontoxic in nature. MD simulation data revealed that beta-sitosterol in complex with 6IE9 can be used as an antimicrobial. Furthermore, beta-sitosterol is stable in the binding pocket of the target protein; hence, it can be further explored as a drug to inhibit resistance-nodulation-division efflux pumps.
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- Jyoti Mehta
- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Himachal Pradesh 173212, India; (J.M.); (R.R.); (D.S.)
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Himachal Pradesh 173212, India; (J.M.); (R.R.); (D.S.)
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- Faculty of Applied Sciences and Biotechnology, Shoolini University, Himachal Pradesh 173212, India; (J.M.); (R.R.); (D.S.)
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medical Chemistry, University of Uyo, Uyo 520003, Nigeria;
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- Organic Chemistry Research Lab, Department of Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Osun 220282, Nigeria;
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- Laboratory for Translational Chemistry and Drug Discovery, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India; (P.P.S.); (B.R.)
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- Laboratory for Translational Chemistry and Drug Discovery, Hansraj College, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India; (P.P.S.); (B.R.)
- Laboratory of Computational Modelling of Drugs, South Ural State University, 454080 Chelyabinsk, Russia
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- Department of Immunology, University of Oslo, 0315 Oslo, Norway;
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Engineering, Suwon University, Hwaseong-si 18323, Korea;
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center & Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, Korea;
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- Plasma Bioscience Research Center & Applied Plasma Medicine Center, Department of Electrical and Biological Physics, Kwangwoon University, Seoul 01897, Korea;
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Fadare OA, Omisore NO, Adegbite OB, Awofisayo OA, Ogundolie FA, Adesanwo JK, Obafemi CA. Structure based design, stability study and synthesis of the dinitrophenylhydrazone derivative of the oxidation product of lanosterol as a potential P. falciparum transketolase inhibitor and in-vivo antimalarial study. In Silico Pharmacol 2021; 9:38. [PMID: 34168948 PMCID: PMC8213873 DOI: 10.1007/s40203-021-00097-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2021] [Accepted: 05/31/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The growing resistance to the current antimalarial drugs in the absence of a vaccine can be effectively tackled by identifying new metabolic pathways that are essential to the survival of the malaria parasite and developing new drugs against them. Triterpenes and steroids are the most abundant group of natural products with a great variety of biological activities. However, lanosterol is not known to possess any significant biological activity. In this study the binding and interactions of a dinitrophenyl hydrazine (DNP) derivative of lanosterol, LAN (a derivative that incorporates a substantially polar moiety into the steroid) with P. falciparum transketolase was studied by molecular docking and MD simulation with the view to exploit the DNP derivative as a lead in antimalarial chemotherapy development considering that the P. falciparum transketolase (PfTk) is a novel target in antimalarial chemotherapy. The enzyme catalyses the production of ribose sugars needed for nucleic acid synthesis; it lacks a three-dimensional (3D) structure necessary for docking because it is difficult to obtain a crystalline form. A homology model of PfTk was constructed using Saccharomyces cerevisiae transketolase (protein data bank ID of 1TRK) as the template. The compound was observed to have Free Energy of Binding higher than that of the cofactor of the protein (Thiamine Pyrophosphate, TPP) and a synthetic analog (SUBTPP) used as reference compounds after MD Simulation. The compound was synthesized in a two-step, one-pot reaction, utilizing a non-acidic and mild oxidant to oxidize the lanosterol in order to avoid the rearrangement that accompanies the oxidation of sterols using acidic oxidants. The LAN was characterized using IR spectroscopy and NMR experiments and tested in-vivo for its antimalarial chemo suppression using a murine model with Chloroquine as a standard. The LAN at a concentration of 25 mg/kg was found to have a comparable activity with Chloroquine at 10 mg/kg and no mortality was observed among the test animals 24 days post drug administration showing that the compound indeed has potential as an antimalarial agent and a likely inhibitor of PfTk considering that there is a strong agreement between the in-silico results and biological study. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40203-021-00097-8.
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria
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- Enzymology and Enzyme Biotechnology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Obafemi CA, Adegbite OB, Fadare OA, Iwalewa EO, Omisore NO, Sanusi K, Yilmaz Y, Ceylan Ü. Tryptanthrin from microwave-assisted reduction of isatin using solid-state-supported sodium borohydride: DFT calculations, molecular docking and evaluation of its analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity. Heliyon 2021; 7:e05756. [PMID: 33437886 PMCID: PMC7788106 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05756] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2018] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Tryptanthrin is a potent natural alkaloid with good in vitro pharmacological properties. Herein, we report the synthesis of the compound via a new method involving the reduction of isatin with solid-state-supported sodium borohydride under microwave irradiation. The title compound has been tested for its analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity. The results showed that tryptanthrin dose dependently inhibits oedema and pain formation in all the models used. The agent also exhibited significant higher effects in its anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities better than positive drugs (aspirin and indomethacin) being currently used in the treatment and in the management of acute and chronic forms of pain and inflammatory disorders. The inhibitory potential of the compound was investigated by molecular docking using the software AutoDock Vina. The docking results were used to better rationalize the action and prediction of the binding affinity of tryptanthrin. Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations at the B3LYP/6-311++G (2df, 2pd) level of theory showed that compared to ascorbic acid, tryptanthrin shows higher antioxidant activity which may be improved upon by functionalizing the aromatic core to enhance its solubility in polar solvents. The calculated electronic and thermodynamic properties obtained for tryptanthrin compete well with the standard ascorbic acid.
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- Craig A Obafemi
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Ibadan, Ibadan; Nigeria
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- Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- NT Vocational School, Gaziantep University, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Vocational High School Health Services, Giresun University, 28100, Giresun, Turkey
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Durosinmi LM, Fadare OA, Sanusi K, Yilmaz Y, Ceylan U, Obafemi CA. Supramolecular architecture in 1:1 cocrystal of N-carbamothioylacetamide and N, N'-thiocarbonyldiacetamide from the attempted synthesis of 1,3-diacetyl-2-thioxoimidazolidine-4,5-dione (a thioparabanic acid derivative). Heliyon 2020; 6:e05022. [PMID: 32995653 PMCID: PMC7511829 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e05022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2020] [Revised: 05/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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An attempt to synthesize thioparabanic acid as precursor to other fused heterocyclic compounds, by a microwave assisted multistep one-pot reaction yielded a co-crystal of N-carbamothioylacetamide (NCTA) and N,N'-thiocarbonyldiacetamide (NNTCA) which is being reported in this paper. The structure of N-carbamothioylacetamide and N,N'-thiocarbonyldiacetamide from the attempted synthesis of 1,3-diacetyl-2-thioxoimidazolidine-4,5-dione, C5H8N2O2S.C3H6N2OS, has triclinic (P-1) symmetry. It is of interest with respect to biological application. The structure displays inter- and intra-molecular hydrogen bonding through -C=O···H interactions. Similarly, -C=S···H hydrogen bonding interactions are present, providing additional intermolecular stability to the co-crystal. For application as a potential drug candidate, a density functional theory (DFT) simulation of the antioxidant activities of the co-crystal and its individual components (NCTA and NNTCA) has been performed. The computed redox potentials indicate that the study compounds show comparable antioxidant activities with ascorbic acid (AA) for a one electron transfer process. Meanwhile, for a two-electron process, AA showed significant antioxidant advantage over the titled compound.
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- Department of Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
- Corresponding author.
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- NT Vocational School, Gaziantep University, 27310, Gaziantep, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Services and Techniques, Vocational High School Health Services, Giresun University, 28100, Giresun, Turkey
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- Department of Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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Fagbohun OF, Olawoye B, Ademakinwa AN, Oriyomi OV, Fagbohun OS, Fadare OA, Msagati TAM. UHPLC/GC-TOF-MS metabolomics, MTT assay, and molecular docking studies reveal physostigmine as a new anticancer agent from the ethyl acetate and butanol fractions of Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. fruit extracts. Biomed Chromatogr 2020; 35:e4979. [PMID: 32895963 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.4979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2020] [Revised: 08/26/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Kigelia africana plant is widely used as a herbal remedy in preventing the onset and the treatment of cancer-related infections. With the increase in the research interest of the plant, the specific chemical compound or metabolite that confers its anticancer properties has not been adequately investigated. The ethyl acetate and butanol fractions of the fruit extracts were evaluated by 2-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-3,5-diphenyl-2H-tetrazolium bromide assay against four different cell lines, with the ethyl acetate fraction having inhibition concentration values of 0.53 and 0.42 μM against Hep G2 and HeLa cells, respectively. More than 235 phytoconstituents were profiled using UHPLC-TOF-MS, while more than 15 chemical compounds were identified using GC-MS from the fractions. Molecular docking studies revealed that physostigmine, fluazifop, dexamethasone, sulfisomidine, and desmethylmirtazapine could favorably bind at higher binding energies of -8.3, -8.6, -8.2, and -8.1 kcal/mol, respectively, better than camptothecin with a binding energy of -7.9 kcal/mol. The results of this study showed that physostigmine interacted well with topoisomerase IIα and had a high score of pharmacokinetic prediction using absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, and toxicity profiles, thereby suggesting that drug design using physostigmine as a base structure could serve as an alternative against the toxic side effects of doxorubicin and camptothecin.
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- Oladapo F Fagbohun
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, First Technical University, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Food Science and Technology, First Technical University, Ibadan, Nigeria
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- Department of Physical and Chemical Sciences, Elizade University, Ilara-Mokin, Nigeria
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria
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- Nanotechnology and Water Sustainability Research Unit, College of Science Engineering and Technology, University of South Africa (UNISA), Johannesburg, South Africa
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Oyebamiji AK, Fadare OA, Semire B. Hybrid-based drug design of 1,2,3-triazole-pyrimidine-hybrid derivatives: Efficient inhibiting agents of mesenchymal–epithelial transition factor reducing gastric cancer cell growth. Journal of Chemical Research 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/1747519819898354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Anti-gastric cancer activity of 18 synthesized compounds was studied using theoretical and computational method. The studied compounds were docked against mesenchymal–epithelial transition factor (PDB ID: 2wgj) and the obtained scoring was compared with the standard used. Thus, all the studied compounds were efficient than the standard (5-florouracil); also, A9 proved to be more effective than other studied compounds.
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- Abel Kolawole Oyebamiji
- Theoretical and Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Basic Sciences, Adeleke University, Ede, Nigeria
- Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
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- Organic Chemistry Research Laboratory, Chemistry Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ife, Nigeria
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- Computational Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria
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Tabrizi L, Olasunkanmi LO, Fadare OA. De novodesign of thioredoxin reductase-targeted heterometallic titanocene–gold compounds of chlorambucil for mechanistic insights into renal cancer. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:297-300. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc07406f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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A chlorambucil-alkynyl mononuclear gold(i) complex and heteronuclear titanocene–gold(i) complex were studied for mechanism of action in renal cancer by experimental and computational methods.
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- Leila Tabrizi
- School of Chemistry
- National University of Ireland
- Galway
- Ireland
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Obafemi Awolowo University
- Ile-Ife 220005
- Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Obafemi Awolowo University
- Ile-Ife 220005
- Nigeria
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Tabrizi L, Olasunkanmi LO, Fadare OA. Experimental and theoretical investigations of cyclometalated ruthenium(ii) complex containing CCC-pincer and anti-inflammatory drugs as ligands: synthesis, characterization, inhibition of cyclooxygenase and in vitro cytotoxicity activities in various cancer cell lines. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:728-740. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt03266a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The cyclometalated ruthenium(ii) complex was synthesized and studied for cytotoxicity. The interaction of Ru(ii) complex with COX-2 was studied by experimental and molecular docking.
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- Leila Tabrizi
- School of Chemistry
- National University of Ireland
- Galway
- University Road
- Galway
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Obafemi Awolowo University
- Ile-Ife 220005
- Nigeria
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- Department of Chemistry
- Faculty of Science
- Obafemi Awolowo University
- Ile-Ife 220005
- Nigeria
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Obafemi CA, Fadare OA, Jasinski JP, Millikan SP, Obuotor EM, Iwalewa EO, Famuyiwa SO, Sanusi K, Yilmaz Y, Ceylan Ü. Microwave-assisted synthesis, structural characterization, DFT studies, antibacterial and antioxidant activity of 2-methyl-4-oxo-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinazoline-2-carboxylic acid. J Mol Struct 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.11.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Akerele D, Sanusi RA, Fadare OA, Ashaolu OF. Factors Influencing Nutritional Adequacy among Rural Households in Nigeria: How Does Dietary Diversity Stand among Influencers? Ecol Food Nutr 2017; 56:187-203. [PMID: 28139137 DOI: 10.1080/03670244.2017.1281127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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This study examined the influence of food consumption diversity on adequate intakes of food calories, proteins and micronutrients among households in rural Nigeria within the framework of panel data econometrics using a nationally representative data. We found that substantial proportion of households suffered deficiency of calories, proteins and certain micronutrients; with higher percentage of sufferer households occurring in the post-planting season. The different measures of dietary diversity (constructed and used for analysis) consistently indicate significant and positive influence of dietary diversity on the likelihood of adequate consumption of food nutrients. While higher level of income, education and non-farm enterprise engagement may strongly stimulate adequate nutrient intakes, increases in the number of adolescents would substantially diminish it. Although our findings call for renewed attention on diet diverseness, we stress the complementary/synergistic roles of education and rural income improvement, especially through non-farm enterprise diversification in tackling multiple nutritional deficiencies in rural Nigeria.
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- a Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management , Federal University of Agriculture , Abeokuta , Nigeria
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- a Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management , Federal University of Agriculture , Abeokuta , Nigeria
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- b International Food Policy Research Institute , Abuja , Nigeria
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- a Department of Agricultural Economics and Farm Management , Federal University of Agriculture , Abeokuta , Nigeria
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Obafemi CA, Adelani PO, Fadare OA, Akinpelu DA, Famuyiwa SO. Synthesis, crystal structure and in vitro antibacterial activity of 2,3a,8b-trihydroxy-3-(thiophen-2-ylcarbonyl)-2-(trifluoromethyl)-2,3,3a,8b-tetrahydro-4H-indeno[1,2-b]furan-4-one. J Mol Struct 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2013.06.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Fadare OA, Adelani PO, Ikotun AA, Obafemi CA. 11-(4-Meth-oxy-phen-yl)-3,3-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,10,11-hexa-hydro-1H-dibenzo[b,e][1,4]diazepin-1-one monohydrate. Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online 2012; 68:o1508-9. [PMID: 22590378 PMCID: PMC3344616 DOI: 10.1107/s1600536812016194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2012] [Accepted: 04/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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In the title compound, C22H24N2O2·H2O, the co-crystallized water molecule interacts with the N and O atoms of the molecule through Ow—H⋯N, Ow—H⋯O(methyl) and N—H⋯Ow hydrogen-bonding interactions. These hydrogen bonds, along with the intermolecular N—H⋯O=C hydrogen-bonding interactions, connect the molecules into a three-dimensional network. The dihedral angle between the two aromatic rings is 65.46 (10)°.
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