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An L, Zhai Q, Tao K, Xiong Y, Ou W, Yu Z, Yang X, Ji J, Lu M. Quercetin induces itaconic acid-mediated M1/M2 alveolar macrophages polarization in respiratory syncytial virus infection. PHYTOMEDICINE : INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOTHERAPY AND PHYTOPHARMACOLOGY 2024; 130:155761. [PMID: 38797031 DOI: 10.1016/j.phymed.2024.155761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2024] [Revised: 04/17/2024] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 05/29/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Quercetin has received extensive attention for its therapeutic potential treating respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection diseases. Recent studies have highlighted quercetin's ability of suppressing alveolar macrophages (AMs)-derived lung inflammation. However, the anti-inflammatory mechanism of quercetin against RSV infection still remains elusive. PURPOSE This study aims to elucidate the mechanism about quercetin anti-inflammatory effect on RSV infection. METHODS BALB/c mice were intranasally infected with RSV and received quercetin (30, 60, 120 mg/kg/d) orally for 3 days. Additionally, an in vitro infection model utilizing mouse alveolar macrophages (MH-S cells) was employed to validate the proposed mechanism. RESULTS Quercetin exhibited a downregulatory effect on glycolysis and tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle metabolism in RSV-infected AMs. However, it increased itaconic acid production, a metabolite derived from citrate through activating immune responsive gene 1 (IRG1), and further inhibiting succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) activity. While the suppression of SDH activity orchestrated a cascading downregulation of Hif-1α/NLRP3 signaling, ultimately causing AMs polarization from M1 to M2 phenotypes. CONCLUSION Our study demonstrated quercetin stimulated IRG1-mediated itaconic acid anabolism and further inhibited SDH/Hif-1α/NLRP3 signaling pathway, which led to M1 to M2 polarization of AMs so as to ameliorate RSV-induced lung inflammation.
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- Li An
- School of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210028, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Medicine Research of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Medicine Research of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Acupuncture and Medicine Research of Ministry of Education, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, 210023, China.
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Sun YL, Zhao PP, Zhu CB, Jiang MC, Li XM, Tao JL, Hu CC, Yuan B. Integrating metabolomics and network pharmacology to assess the effects of quercetin on lung inflammatory injury induced by human respiratory syncytial virus. Sci Rep 2023; 13:8051. [PMID: 37198253 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-35272-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/19/2023] Open
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Quercetin (QR) has significant anti-respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) effects. However, its therapeutic mechanism has not been thoroughly explored. In this study, a lung inflammatory injury model caused by RSV was established in mice. Untargeted lung tissue metabolomics was used to identify differential metabolites and metabolic pathways. Network pharmacology was used to predict potential therapeutic targets of QR and analyze biological functions and pathways modulated by QR. By overlapping the results of the metabolomics and the network pharmacology analyses, the common targets of QR that were likely to be involved in the amelioration of RSV-induced lung inflammatory injury by QR were identified. Metabolomics analysis identified 52 differential metabolites and 244 corresponding targets, while network pharmacology analysis identified 126 potential targets of QR. By intersecting these 244 targets with the 126 targets, hypoxanthine-guanine phosphoribosyltransferase (HPRT1), thymidine phosphorylase (TYMP), lactoperoxidase (LPO), myeloperoxidase (MPO), and cytochrome P450 19A1 (CYP19A1) were identified as the common targets. The key targets, HPRT1, TYMP, LPO, and MPO, were components of purine metabolic pathways. The present study demonstrated that QR effectively ameliorated RSV-induced lung inflammatory injury in the established mouse model. Combining metabolomics and network pharmacology showed that the anti-RSV effect of QR was closely associated with purine metabolism pathways.
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- Ya-Lei Sun
- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Pediatric Respiratory Disease, Institute of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China
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- Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
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- Department of Pediatrics, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China.
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Ottenio de Lourenço I, Toscano Pedroso Quintino E, Henrique Pereira M, Sprengel Lima C, Campos Araújo G, Octávio Regasini L, Alves de Melo F, Pereira de Souza F, Andres Fossey M, Putinhon Caruso Í. Biophysical studies of the interaction of hRSV Non-Structural 1 protein with natural flavonoids and their acetylated derivatives by spectroscopic techniques and computational simulations. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2022; 283:121751. [PMID: 35973382 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2022.121751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 07/14/2022] [Accepted: 08/09/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Human respiratory syncytial virus (hRSV) infections are one of the most causes of acute lower respiratory tract infections in children and elderly. The development of effective antiviral therapies or preventive vaccines against hRSV is not available yet. Thus, it is necessary to search for protein targets to combat this viral infection, as well as potential ways to block them. Non-Structural 1 (NS1) protein is an important factor for viral replication success since reduces the immune response by interacting with proteins in the type I interferon pathway. The influence of NS1 on the cell's immune response denotes the potential of its inhibition, being a possible target of treatment against hRSV infection. Here, it was studied the interaction of hRSV NS1 with natural flavonoids chrysin, morin, kaempferol, and myricetin and their mono-acetylated chrysin and penta-acetylated morin derivatives using spectroscopic techniques and computational simulations. The fluorescence data indicate that the binding affinities are on the order of 105 M-1, which are directly related to the partition coefficient of each flavonoid with Pearson's correlation coefficients of 0.76-0.80. The thermodynamic analysis suggests that hydrophobic interactions play a key role in the formation of the NS1/flavonoid complexes, with positive values of enthalpy and entropy changes. The computational approach proposes that flavonoids bind in a region of NS1 formed between the C-terminal α3-helix and the protein core, important for its biological function, and corroborate with experimental data revealing that hydrophobic contacts are important for the binding. Therefore, the present study provides relevant molecular details for the development of a possible new strategy to fight infections caused by hRSV.
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- Isabella Ottenio de Lourenço
- Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil; Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation (CMIB), Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil
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- Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation (CMIB), Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil; Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation (CMIB), Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil; Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation (CMIB), Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil; Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation (CMIB), Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil.
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- Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil; Multiuser Center for Biomolecular Innovation (CMIB), Department of Physics, Institute of Biosciences, Letters and Exact Sciences (IBILCE), São Paulo State University "Júlio de Mesquita Filho" (UNESP), São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil; Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis and National Center for Structural Biology and Bioimaging, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ 21941-902, Brazil.
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Study of β-lactam-based drug interaction with albumin protein using optical, sensing, and docking methods. J Biol Phys 2022; 48:177-194. [DOI: 10.1007/s10867-021-09599-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/07/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Di Petrillo A, Orrù G, Fais A, Fantini MC. Quercetin and its derivates as antiviral potentials: A comprehensive review. Phytother Res 2021; 36:266-278. [PMID: 34709675 PMCID: PMC8662201 DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 136] [Impact Index Per Article: 45.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2021] [Revised: 09/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/02/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Quercetin, widely distributed in fruits and vegetables, is a flavonoid known for its antioxidant, antiviral, antimicrobial, and antiinflammatory properties. Several studies highlight the potential use of quercetin as an antiviral, due to its ability to inhibit the initial stages of virus infection, to be able to interact with proteases important for viral replication, and to reduce inflammation caused by infection. Quercetin could also be useful in combination with other drugs to potentially enhance the effects or synergistically interact with them, in order to reduce their side effects and related toxicity. Since there is no comprehensive compilation about antiviral activities of quercetin and derivates, the aim of this review is providing a summary of their antiviral activities on a set of human viral infections along with mechanisms of action. Thus, the following family of viruses are examined: Flaviviridae, Herpesviridae, Orthomyxoviridae, Coronaviridae, Hepadnaviridae, Retroviridae, Picornaviridae, Pneumoviridae, and Filoviridae.
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- Amalia Di Petrillo
- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Science, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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Karami K, Jamshidian N, Zakariazadeh M, Momtazi-Borojeni AA, Abdollahi E, Amirghofran Z, Shahpiri A, Nasab AK. Experimental and theoretical studies of Palladium-hydrazide complexes' interaction with DNA and BSA, in vitro cytotoxicity activity and plasmid cleavage ability. Comput Biol Chem 2021; 91:107435. [PMID: 33493981 DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2021.107435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2020] [Revised: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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New palladium complexes with general formula trans-[Pd(L)2(OAc)2] (1,2), (L = Benzhydrazide and 2-Furoic hydrazide) have been synthesized and characterized with various methods including elemental analysis, FT-IR, 1HNMR and mass spectroscopy. Afterward their interactions with bovine serum albumin and calf thymus deoxyribonucleic acid have been investigated by UV-vis absorption, fluorescence emission and circular dichroism spectroscopy. Also, site-selective replacement experiments with site probes have been carried out. Analysis of fluorescence spectrum indicated static quenching mechanism. Spectroscopic measurements for DNA binding showed the groove binding to DNA for both complexes. Furthermore, cytotoxicity studies of complexes and cis-platin have been done against colon carcinoma (CT26) and breast cancer (4T1) cell lines. Evaluation of complexes (1) and (2) on induction of apoptosis in CT26 cells has been done. Finally, plasmid cleavage ability of (1) and (2) was investigated by gel electrophoresis that indicate the more activity of (1) than (2).
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- Kazem Karami
- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156/ 83111, Iran.
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- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156/ 83111, Iran.
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- Research Institute for Fundamental Sciences (RIFS), University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran
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- Halal Research Center of IRI, FDA, Tehran, Iran; Nanotechnology Research Center, Bu-Ali Research Institute, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran; Department of Medical Biotechnology, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Halal Research Center of IRI, FDA, Tehran, Iran; Department of Medical Immunology, Student Research Committee, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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- Immunology Department and Autoimmune Diseases Research Center. Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz. Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, Iran
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Karami K, Ramezanpour A, Zakariazadeh M, Shahpiri A, Kharaziha M, Kazeminasab A. Luminescent Palladacycles Containing a Pyrene Chromophor; Synthesis, Biological and Computational Studies of the Interaction with DNA and BSA. ChemistrySelect 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.201900707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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- Kazem Karami
- Department of ChemistryIsfahan University of Technology Isfahan 84156/83111 Iran
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- Department of ChemistryIsfahan University of Technology Isfahan 84156/83111 Iran
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- Research Institute for Fundamental Sciences (RIFS) University of Tabriz Tabriz Iran
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- Department of BiotechnologyCollege of AgricultureIsfahan University of Technology Isfahan Iran
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- Department of Materials EngineeringIsfahan Univezrsity of Technology Isfahan Iran
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- Department of BiotechnologyCollege of AgricultureIsfahan University of Technology Isfahan Iran
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A novel silver (I) complex of α-keto phosphorus ylide: Synthesis, characterization, crystal structure, biomolecular interaction studies, molecular docking and in vitro cytotoxic evaluation. J Mol Struct 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2018.09.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Karami K, Rahimi M, Zakariazadeh M, Buyukgungor O, Amirghofran Z. New phosphorus ylide palladacyclic: Synthesis, characterization, X-Ray crystal structure, biomolecular interaction studies, molecular docking and in vitro cytotoxicity evaluations. J Organomet Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2018.09.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Karami K, Rafiee M, Lighvan ZM, Zakariazadeh M, Faal AY, Esmaeili SA, Momtazi-Borojeni AA. Synthesis, spectroscopic characterization and in vitro cytotoxicities of new organometallic palladium complexes with biologically active β-diketones; Biological evaluation probing of the interaction mechanism with DNA/Protein and molecular docking. J Mol Struct 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2017.10.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Anusuya S, Gromiha MM. Quercetin derivatives as non-nucleoside inhibitors for dengue polymerase: molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulation, and binding free energy calculation. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2016; 35:2895-2909. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2016.1234416] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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- Shanmugam Anusuya
- Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, Tamilnadu, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Bhupat and Jyoti Mehta School of Biosciences, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai 600036, Tamilnadu, India
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