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Cavalcante CHL, Almeida-Neto FWDQ, da Rocha MN, Bandeira PN, de Menezes RRPPB, Paula Magalhães E, Sampaio TL, Marinho ES, Marinho MM, Maria Costa Martins A, Dos Santos HS. Antichagasic evaluation, molecular docking and ADMET properties of the chalcone (2 E)-3-(2-fluorophenyl)-1-(2-hydroxy- 3,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one against Trypanosoma cruzi. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:7463-7479. [PMID: 36120936 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2123394] [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: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/02/2022] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Characterized as a neglected disease, Chagas disease is an infection that, in the current scenario, affects about 8 million people per year, with a higher incidence in underdeveloped countries, Chagas is responsible for physiological disabilities that result in impacts that are slightly reflected in world socioeconomic stability. Although treatments are based on drugs such as Benznidazole, the pathology lacks a continuous treatment method with low toxicological incidence. The present study estimates the anti-chagasic activity of the synthetic chalcone CPN2F based on the alignment between in vitro tests and structural classification in silico studies, molecular docking and ADMET studies. The in vitro tests showed a reduction in the protozoan metabolism in host cells (LLC-MK2). At the same time, the molecular docking models evaluate this growth inhibition through the synergistic effect associated with Benznida- zole against validated therapeutic target key stages (Cruzaine TcGAPDH and Trypanothione reductase) of the Trypanosoma cruzi development cycle. The in silico prediction results reveal an alignment between pharmacokinetic attributes, such as renal absorption and release, which allow the preparation of CPN2F as an antichagasic drug with a low incidence of organic toxicity.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Carlos Henrique Leitão Cavalcante
- Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology - PPGB-Renorbio, State University of Ceara, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
- Federal Institute of Education and Technology of Ceara, Maracanau, CE, Brazil
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- Center for Science and Technology, Postgraduate Program in Natural Sciences, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Center for Exact Sciences and Technology, State University of Vale do Acaraú, Sobral, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Center for Exact Sciences and Technology, State University of Vale do Acaraú, Sobral, CE, Brazil
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- Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Postgraduate Program in Biotechnology - PPGB-Renorbio, State University of Ceara, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
- Center for Science and Technology, Postgraduate Program in Natural Sciences, State University of Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
- Center for Exact Sciences and Technology, State University of Vale do Acaraú, Sobral, CE, Brazil
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da Silva LP, Almeida-Neto FWQ, Bezerra LL, Silva J, Monteiro NKV, Marinho MM, Dos Santos HS, Teixeira AMR, Marinho ES, de Lima-Neto P. Sulfonamide derived from anacardic acid as potential antichagasic: a theoretical approach based on molecular docking, molecular dynamics, and density functional theory calculations. J Mol Model 2023; 29:165. [PMID: 37117952 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-023-05566-9] [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: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
Abstract
Chagas disease (CD) is a tropical disease caused by the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, transmitted by the barber insect. Currently, there are approximately 7 million infected people in the world, and it is estimated that 70 million people could contract this disease. The anacardic acid (AA) showed effectiveness in in silico and in vitro tests. The antichagasic potential of five sulfonamide molecules, derived from anacardic acid, was evaluated from a molecular approach based on the density functional theory (DFT), molecular dynamics (MD), and molecular docking (docking) calculations. Methyl 2-methoxy-6- (8- (methylsulfonamide) octyl) benzoate (SA1); 2-methoxy-6- (8- (phenylsulfonamide) octyl) benzoate (SA2); methyl 2-methoxy-6- (8- (2methylphenyl sulfonamide) octyl) benzoate (SA3); methyl 2-methoxy-6- (8-(methylphenylsulfonamide)octyl)benzoate (SA4); methyl2-(8-(2,5-dimethylphenylsulfonamide)octyl)-6-methoxybenzoate (SA5) were the investigated molecules. The DFT calculations were performed using the B3LYP/6-311+G (d, p) level of theory. The global and local reactivity data showed that SA1 shows the highest molecular reactivity, while SA2 is the most stable derivative. In addition, the structures of investigated molecules were confirmed by the linear correlations higher than 0.98 displayed between the experimental and calculated spectroscopic data (IR and NMR). Molecular docking of the molecules showed a greater prominence for the SA1, SA2, and SA4 molecules in the results of distances of ligand-cruzain. In molecular dynamics, SA2 obtained better stability due to greater interactions with important amino acids of cruzain.
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- Leonardo P da Silva
- Departamento de Química Analítica e Físico-Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
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- Departamento de Química Analítica e Físico-Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, Ceará, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Analítica e Físico-Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Educação, Ciência e Letras de Iguatu, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Iguatu, Ceará, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, Ceará, Brazil
- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologia, Curso de Química, Universidade Vale do Acaraú, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, Ceará, Brazil
- Departamento de Física, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, Ceará, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Filosofia Dom Aureliano Matos, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Limoeiro do Norte, CE, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Analítica e Físico-Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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Frota LS, Alves DR, Marinho MM, da Silva LP, Almeida Neto FWDQ, Marinho ES, de Morais SM. Antioxidant and anticholinesterase activities of amentoflavone isolated from Ouratea fieldingiana (Gardner) Engl. through in vitro and chemical-quantum studies. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:1206-1216. [PMID: 34907850 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.2017353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Ouratea fieldingiana, popularly known as batiputá, is a tree species easily found in the coastal part of northeastern Brazil. Its leaves are rich in biflavonoids, its major compound being amentoflavone. Biflavonoids are well studied due to their high antioxidant capacity. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a disease characterized by the progressive loss of neurons. Currently, the pharmacological treatment of AD has four drugs: donepezil, galantamine, rivastigmine and memantine. Where these drugs, with the exception of memantine, are inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase, thus inhibiting the enzyme that destroys acetylcholine, thus increasing the availability of this neurotransmitter. This article aims to determine in vitro and in silico the antioxidant and anticholinesterase action of amentoflavone isolated from the leaves of Ouratea fieldingiana. The antioxidant capacity of amentoflavone was evaluated using the DPPH* free radical scavenging method, with an IC50 of 5.73 ± 0.08 µg/mL. The antiradical properties of the molecule were also studied in silico through several HAT, SET-PT and SPLET mechanisms via DFT M06-2X/6-311++G(d,p). It was found that in the hydrogen atom transfer mechanism (HAT) the best trend was obtained as an anti-radical mechanism. Amentoflavone has the ability to inhibit acetylcholinesterase when tested in vitro, having an IC50 of 8.68 ± 0.73 µg/mL, corroborating its effect in the in silico test, presenting four strong covalent hydrogen bonds for having a bond length up to 2.5 Å. Thus, amentoflavone is an important target for further testing against Alzheimer's disease. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Lucas Soares Frota
- Programa de Pós-graduação em Biotecnologia, Rede Nordeste de Biotecnologia, Faculdade de Veterinária, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Naturais, Faculdade de Veterinária, Núcleo de Pesquisa em Sanidade Animal, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brasil
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- Departamento de Química Analítica e Físico-Química, Centro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brasil
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- Departamento de Química Analítica e Físico-Química, Centro de Ciências, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brasil
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- Grupo de Química Teórica e Eletroquímica, Faculdade de Filosofia Dom Aureliano Matos, Universidade Estadual do Ceara, Limoeiro do Norte, Brasil
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Camara AG, Almeida-Neto FW, Silva YL, Nunes FM, Mattos MC, Mafezoli J, Barbosa FG, Marinho ES, Lima-Neto P, Oliveira MC. IR and UV-VIS spectroscopic characterization of norbadione A and study of the electronic properties of other pigments derived from pulvinic acid. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Alsaee SK, Razak IA, Arshad S, Abdullah M, Bakar MAA. Comprehensive study of the molecular structure and nonlinear optical response of two novel halogenated pyrenyl-chalcones. J Mol Struct 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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de Araújo JIF, Aires NL, Almeida-Neto FWQ, Marinho MM, Marinho EM, Paula Magalhães E, de Menezes RRPPB, Sampaio TL, Maria Costa Martins A, Teixeira EH, Rafaela Freitas Dotto A, Amaral WD, Teixeira AMR, de Lima-Neto P, Marinho ES, Dos Santos HS. Antiproliferative activity on Trypanosoma cruzi (Y strain) of the triterpene 3β,6β,16β-trihidroxilup-20 (29)-ene isolated from Combretum leprosum. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2022; 40:12302-12315. [PMID: 34436980 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1970025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
Abstract
Chagas disease infects approximately seven million people worldwide. Benznidazole is effective only in the acute phase of the disease, with an average cure rate of 80% between acute and recent cases. Therefore, there is an urgent need to find new bioactive substances that can be effective against parasites without causing so many complications to the host. In this study, the triterpene 3β-6β-16β-trihydroxilup-20 (29)-ene (CLF-1) was isolated from Combretum leprosum, and its molecular structure was determined by NMR and infrared spectroscopy. The CLF-1 was also evaluated in vitro and in silico as potential trypanocidal agent against epimastigote and trypomastigote forms of Trypanosoma cruzi (Y strain). The CLF-1 demonstrated good results highlighted by lower IC50 (76.0 ± 8.72 µM, 75.1 ± 11.0 µM, and 70.3 ± 45.4 µM) for epimastigotes at 24, 48 and 72 h, and LC50 (71.6 ± 11.6 µM) for trypomastigotes forms. The molecular docking study shows that the CLF-1 was able to interact with important TcGAPDH residues, suggesting that this natural compound may preferentially exert its effect by compromising the glycolytic pathway in T. cruzi. The ADMET study together with the MTT results indicated that the CLF-1 is well-absorbed in the intestine and has low toxicity. Thus, this work adds new evidence that CLF-1 can potentially be used as a candidate for the development of new options for the treatment of Chagas disease.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- José Ismael F de Araújo
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - PPGB-Renorbio, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioprospecção Farmacêutica e Bioquímica Clínica (LBFBC), Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Educação, Ciência e Letras de Iguatu, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Iguatu, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Analítica e Físico-Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioprospecção Farmacêutica e Bioquímica Clínica (LBFBC), Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioprospecção Farmacêutica e Bioquímica Clínica (LBFBC), Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioprospecção Farmacêutica e Bioquímica Clínica (LBFBC), Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Bioprospecção Farmacêutica e Bioquímica Clínica (LBFBC), Departamento de Análises Clínicas e Toxicológicas, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Laboratório Integrado de Biomoléculas (LIBS), Departamento de Patologia e Medicina Legal, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Desenvolvimento Territorial Sustentável, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Matinhos, PR, Brazil
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- Departamento de Engenharia Química, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - PPGB-Renorbio, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.,Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, Brazil
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- Departamento de Química Analítica e Físico-Química, Universidade Federal do Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Filosofia Dom Aureliano Matos, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Limoeiro do Norte, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biotecnologia - PPGB-Renorbio, Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.,Centro de Ciencias Exatas e Tecnologia, Universidade Estadual do Vale do Acaraú, Sobral, Brazil.,Departamento de Química Biológica, Universidade Regional do Cariri, Crato, Brazil
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Mittal A, Vashistha VK, Das DK. Recent advances in the antioxidant activity and mechanisms of chalcone derivatives: a computational review. Free Radic Res 2022; 56:378-397. [PMID: 36063087 DOI: 10.1080/10715762.2022.2120396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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In this review, we have reported the antioxidant mechanisms and structure-antioxidant activity relationship of several chalcone derivatives, investigated in the recent past, based on the density functional theory (DFT) calculations, considering free radical scavenging and metal chelation ability. The antioxidant mechanisms include hydrogen atom transfer (HAT), sequential proton loss electron transfer (SPLET), single electron transfer followed by proton transfer (SET-PT), sequential proton loss hydrogen atom transfer (SPLHAT), sequential double proton loss electron transfer (SdPLET), sequential triple proton loss double electron transfer (StPLdET), sequential triple proton loss triple electron transfer (StPLtET), double HAT, double SPLET, double SET-PT, triple HAT, triple SET-PT, triple SPLET, proton-coupled electron transfer (PCET), single electron transfer (SET), radical adduct formation (RAF) and radical adduct formation followed by hydrogen atom abstraction (RAF-HAA). Furthermore, solvent effects have also been considered using different solvation models. The feasibility of scavenging different reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) has been discussed considering various factors such as the number and position of hydroxyl as well as methoxy groups present in the antioxidant molecule, stability of the species formed after scavenging reactive species, nature of substituent, steric effects, etc. This review opens new perspectives for designing new compounds with better antioxidant potential.
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- Ankit Mittal
- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Applied Sciences and Humanities, GLA University, Mathura, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Applied Sciences and Humanities, GLA University, Mathura, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Institute of Applied Sciences and Humanities, GLA University, Mathura, India
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Spiegel M. Current Trends in Computational Quantum Chemistry Studies on Antioxidant Radical Scavenging Activity. J Chem Inf Model 2022; 62:2639-2658. [PMID: 35436117 PMCID: PMC9198981 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jcim.2c00104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The antioxidative
nature of chemicals is now routinely studied
using computational quantum chemistry. Scientists are constantly proposing
new approaches to investigate those methods, and the subject is evolving
at a rapid pace. The goal of this review is to collect, consolidate,
and present current trends in a clear, methodical, and reference-rich
manner. This paper is divided into several sections, each of which
corresponds to a different stage of elaborations: preliminary concerns,
electronic structure analysis, and general reactivity (thermochemistry
and kinetics). The sections are further subdivided based on methodologies
used. Concluding remarks and future perspectives are presented based
on the remaining elements.
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- Maciej Spiegel
- Department of Pharmacognosy and Herbal Medicines, Wroclaw Medical University, Borowska 211A, 50-556 Wroclaw, Poland
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Synthesis, structural and spectroscopic analysis, and antiproliferative activity of chalcone derivate (E)-1-(4-aminophenyl)-3-(benzo[b]thiophen-2-yl)prop‑2-en-1-one in Trypanosoma cruzi. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.132197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Geysillene Castro Matos M, da Silva LP, Wagner Queiroz Almeida-Neto F, Machado Marinho E, Róseo Paula Pessoa Bezerra de Menezes R, Lima Sampaio T, Nunes da Rocha M, Rodrigues Ribeiro L, Paula Magalhaes E, Rodrigues Teixeira AM, Dos Santos HS, Marinho ES, de Lima-Neto P, Costa Martins AM, Monteiro NKV, Machado Marinho M. Quantum mechanical, molecular docking, molecular dynamics, ADMET and antiproliferative activity on Trypanosoma cruzi (Y strain) of chalcone ( E)-1-(2-hydroxy-3,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)-3-(3-nitrophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one derived from a natural product. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:5052-5069. [PMID: 35144275 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp04992e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Chagas disease is a leading public health problem. More than 8 million people are affected by the disease, which is endemic in 21 countries in Latin America, generating an average annual cost of 7.2 billion dollars per year. The conventional treatment of Chagas disease is carried out by administering the drug benznidazole (BZN), which has caused numerous adverse reactions. Hence, the search for new, more efficient, and less toxic anti-chagasic agents is essential. Recently, chalcones have been researched to propose new therapies against neglected diseases, mainly Trypanosoma cruzi. The objective of this work was to evaluate for the first time the antiproliferative potential of chalcone derived from the natural product on T. cruzi strain Y. The molecular structure of the chalcone was confirmed by spectrometric data. The toxicity of chalcone in LLC-MK2 cells indicated that a concentration of 514.10 ± 62.40 μM was able to reduce cell viability by 50%. Regarding the effect of chalcone on epimastigote forms, an IC50 value of 46.57 ± 9.81 μM was observed; 45.92 ± 8.42 and 16.32 ± 3.41 μM at times of 24, 48 and 72 hours, respectively. The chalcone was able to eliminate trypomastigote forms at all concentrations tested, except for 31.25 μM, with LC50 values of 117.90 ± 12.60 μM, lower than the reference drug BZN (161.40 ± 31. 80 μM). The mechanism of action may be related to the membrane damage provoked by reduction of the mitochondrial potential. The anti-T. cruzi effect can be assigned through some structural aspects of the chalcone as the nitro group (NO2) is present, which can be enzymatically reduced forming a nitro radical, and the presence of methoxyl groups in the A ring of the chalcone. In silico studies showed that the chalcone had a higher affinity for cruzain when compared to BZN and the co-crystallized inhibitor KB2, as it presented a more thermodynamically stable complex in the order of -6.9 kcal mol-1. The pharmacokinetic prediction showed a significant probability of antiprotozoal activity, a good volume of distribution after being absorbed in the intestine, and a low chance of activity in the central nervous system. Therefore, these results suggest that the chalcone can become a potential cruzain enzyme inhibitor with trypanocidal activity.
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- Maria Geysillene Castro Matos
- State University of Ceará, Center for Science and Technology, Postgraduate Program in Natural Sciences, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
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- Federal University of Ceará, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Federal University of Ceará, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Federal University of Ceará, Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- State University of Ceará, Faculty of Philosophy Dom Aureliano Matos, Limoeiro do Norte, CE, Brazil
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- Federal University of Ceará, Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Federal University of Ceará, Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- State University of Ceará, Center for Science and Technology, Postgraduate Program in Natural Sciences, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil. .,State University of Vale do Acaraú, Center for Exact Sciences and Technology, Sobral, CE, Brazil.,Regional University of Cariri, Department of Biological Chemistry, Crato, CE, Brazil
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- State University of Ceará, Faculty of Philosophy Dom Aureliano Matos, Limoeiro do Norte, CE, Brazil.,Regional University of Cariri, Department of Biological Chemistry, Crato, CE, Brazil
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- Federal University of Ceará, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, Campus do Pici, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- Federal University of Ceará, Department of Clinical and Toxicological Analysis, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
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- State University of Ceará, Center for Science and Technology, Postgraduate Program in Natural Sciences, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil.
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- Faculty of Education, Science and Letters of Iguatu, State University of Ceará, Iguatu, CE, Brazil
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Leal AL, Pinheiro DP, Barros-Nepomuceno FW, da Silva PT, Pessoa C, Almeida-Neto FW, Marinho ES, Barreto AC, Julião MS, de Paiva AS, Bandeira PN, de Lima-Neto P, dos Santos HS, Teixeira AM. Structural and spectroscopic analysis and evaluation of cytotoxic activity of 2-hydroxychalcones against human cancer cell lines. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.131135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Synthesis, structural and spectroscopic characterization, in silico study, and antinociceptive effect in adult zebrafish of 2-(4-isobutylphenyl) -N'-phenylpropanohydrazide. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.130860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Alves Borges Leal AL, Teixeira da Silva P, Nunes da Rocha M, Marinho EM, Marinho ES, Marinho MM, Bandeira PN, Sampaio Nogueira CE, Barreto HM, Rodrigues Teixeira AM, Silva Dos Santos H. Potentiating activity of Norfloxacin by synthetic chalcones against NorA overproducing Staphylococcus aureus. Microb Pathog 2021; 155:104894. [PMID: 33894291 DOI: 10.1016/j.micpath.2021.104894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2021] [Revised: 04/11/2021] [Accepted: 04/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Abstract
Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for a series of infections occurring in both human and animal hosts. S. aureus SA1199B is a strain resistant to hydrophilic fluoroquinolone due to overproduction of the NorA efflux pump that has been used as a microbial model to evaluate if a compound act as efflux pump inhibitor. Finding substances from natural or synthetic origin able to reverse resistance mechanisms like those of efflux pumps is a challenge. The use of Chalcones and their derivatives is of great chemical and pharmacological interest, as they present a simple structure and several pharmacological activities. This study aims to evaluate the antibacterial potential of 4 synthetic chalcones, as well as to evaluate their action in the modulation of Norfloxacin resistance against the strain SA1199B strain. Microdilution assays were performed for evaluation of the antimicrobial activity. For evaluation of the modulating effect on resistance to Norfloxacin or EtBr, MIC values of these compounds were determined in the absence or presence of subinhibitory concentrations used of each chalcone. MICs values of both Norfloxacin and EtBr were significantly reduced in the presence of all tested chalcones, indicating that inhibition of the active efflux of these compounds by NorA could be a possible mechanism of action of the chalcones. These results show that the compounds studied have a high potential as a NorA inhibitor, with the best modulating effect verified for the compound 3. Pharmacokinetic and toxicity predictive studies indicated a high intestinal absorption and good volume of distribution for chalcones by oral administration, activity in the central nervous system and ease to be transported between biological membranes. Emphasizing that analogs 1 and 4 were easily metabolized by CYP3A4 enzyme, constituting a pharmacological active ingredient without toxic risk due to metabolic activation. These chalcones combined with Norfloxacin could be a promise technological strategy to be applied in the treatment of infections caused by S. aureus overproducing NorA.
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Affiliation(s)
- Antonio Linkoln Alves Borges Leal
- Department of Biological Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato, Ceará, Brazil; Department of Parasitology and Microbiology, Federal University of Piaui, Teresina, Piaui, Brazil
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- Group of Theoretical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Ceará State University, Limoeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
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- Group of Theoretical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Ceará State University, Limoeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
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- Faculty of Education, Science and Letters of Iguatu, Ceará State University, Iguatu, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, Regional University of Cariri, Crato, Ceará, Brazil; Department of Chemistry, Vale do Acaraú State University, Sobral, Ceará, Brazil.
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Tomiotto-Pellissier F, Alves DR, Morais SMD, Bortoleti BTDS, Gonçalves MD, Silva TF, Tavares ER, Yamauchi LM, Costa IN, Marinho ES, Marinho MM, Conchon-Costa I, Miranda-Sapla MM, Pavanelli WR. Caryocar coriaceum Wittm. fruit extracts as Leishmania inhibitors: in-vitro and in-silico approaches. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2021; 40:8040-8055. [PMID: 33769210 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2021.1905557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
Leishmaniasis is a group of neglected diseases caused by parasites of the Leishmania genus. The treatment of Leishmaniasis represents a great challenge, because the available drugs present high toxicity and none of them is fully effective. Caryocar is a botanical genus rich in phenolic compounds, which leaves extracts have already been described by its antileishmanial action. Thus, we investigated the effect of pulp and peel extracts of the Caryocar coriaceum fruit on promastigote and amastigote forms of Leishmania amazonensis. Both extracts had antipromastigote effect after 24, 48, and 72 h, and this effect was by apoptosis-like process induction, with reactive oxygen species (ROS) production, damage to the mitochondria and plasma membrane, and phosphatidylserine exposure. Knowing that the fruit extracts did not alter the viability of macrophages, we observed that the treatment reduced the infection of these cells. Thereafter, in the in vitro infection context, the extracts showed antioxidant proprieties, by reducing NO, ROS, and MDA levels. Besides, both peel and pulp extracts up-regulated Nrf2/HO-1/Ferritin expression and increase the total iron-bound in infected macrophages, which culminates in a depletion of available iron for L. amazonensis replication. In silico, the molecular modeling experiments showed that the three flavonoids presented in the C. coriaceum extracts can act as synergistic inhibitors of Leishmania proteins, and compete for the active site. Also, there is a preference for rutin at the active site due to its greater interaction binding strength.
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- Fernanda Tomiotto-Pellissier
- Biosciences and Biotechnology Graduate Program, Carlos Chagas Institute (ICC), Fiocruz, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.,Department of Pathology Science, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Natural Sciences, Ceará State University, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil.,Theoretical and Electrochemical Chemistry Group, Faculty of Philosophy Dom Aureliano Matos, State University of Ceará, Limoeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
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- Biosciences and Biotechnology Graduate Program, Carlos Chagas Institute (ICC), Fiocruz, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.,Department of Pathology Science, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Chemistry, Center of Exact Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology Science, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Microbiology, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology Science, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Theoretical and Electrochemical Chemistry Group, Faculty of Philosophy Dom Aureliano Matos, State University of Ceará, Limoeiro do Norte, Ceará, Brazil
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- Iguatu Faculty of Education, Science and Letters, State University of Ceará, Iguatu, Ceará, Brazil
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- Department of Pathology Science, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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- Biosciences and Biotechnology Graduate Program, Carlos Chagas Institute (ICC), Fiocruz, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil.,Department of Pathology Science, Center of Biological Sciences, State University of Londrina, Londrina, Paraná, Brazil
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da Cunha Xavier J, Almeida-Neto FWDQ, da Silva PT, de Sousa AP, Marinho ES, Marinho MM, Rocha JE, Freitas PR, de Araújo ACJ, Freitas TS, Nogueira CES, de Lima-Neto P, Bandeira PN, Teixeira AMR, Coutinho HDM, dos Santos HS. Structural characterization, DFT calculations, ADMET studies, antibiotic potentiating activity, evaluation of efflux pump inhibition and molecular docking of chalcone (E)-1-(2-hydroxy-3,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-en-1-one. J Mol Struct 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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