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Huang T, Chai X, Li S, Liu B, Zhan J, Wang X, Xiao X, Zhu Q, Liu C, Zeng D, Jiang B, Zhou X, He L, Gong Z, Liu M, Zhang X. Rapid Targeted Screening and Identification of Active Ingredients in Herbal Extracts through Ligand-Detected NMR and Database Matching. Anal Chem 2024. [PMID: 39263786 DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.4c02255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2024]
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Herbal extracts are rich sources of active compounds that can be used for drug screening due to their diverse and unique chemical structures. However, traditional methods for screening these compounds are notably laborious and time-consuming. In this manuscript, we introduce a new high-throughput approach that combines nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy with a tailored database and algorithm to rapidly identify bioactive components in herbal extracts. This method distinguishes characteristic signals and structural motifs of active constituents in the raw extracts through a relaxation-weighted technique, particularly utilizing the perfect echo Carr-Purcell-Meiboom-Gill (peCPMG) sequence, complemented by precise 2D spectroscopic strategies. The cornerstone of our approach is a customized database designed to filter potential compounds based on defined parameters, such as the presence of CHn segments and unique chemical shifts, thereby expediting the identification of promising compounds. This innovative technique was applied to identifying substances interacting with choline kinase α (ChoKα1), resulting in the discovery of four new inhibitors. Our findings demonstrate a powerful tool for unraveling the complex chemical landscape of herbal extracts, considerably facilitating the search for new pharmaceutical candidates. This approach offers an efficient alternative to traditional methods in the quest for drug discovery from natural sources.
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- Tao Huang
- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance in Biological Systems, State Key Laboratory of Magnetic Resonance and Atomic and Molecular Physics, National Center for Magnetic Resonance in Wuhan, Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics, Innovation Academy for Precision Measurement of Science and Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430071, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430071, China
- Optics Valley Laboratory, Wuhan 430074, China
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Gerothanassis IP. Ligand-observed in-tube NMR in natural products research: A review on enzymatic biotransformations, protein-ligand interactions, and in-cell NMR spectroscopy. ARAB J CHEM 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2022.104536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Primikyri A, Papamokos G, Venianakis T, Sakka M, Kontogianni VG, Gerothanassis IP. Structural Basis of Artemisinin Binding Sites in Serum Albumin with the Combined Use of NMR and Docking Calculations. Molecules 2022; 27:molecules27185912. [PMID: 36144648 PMCID: PMC9506303 DOI: 10.3390/molecules27185912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Artemisinin is known to bind to the main plasma protein carrier serum albumin (SA); however, there are no atomic level structural data regarding its binding mode with serum albumin. Herein, we employed a combined strategy of saturation transfer difference (STD), transfer nuclear Overhauser effect spectroscopy (TR-NOESY), STD–total correlation spectroscopy (STD-TOCSY), and Interligand Noes for PHArmacophore Mapping (INPHARMA) NMR methods and molecular docking calculations to investigate the structural basis of the interaction of artemisinin with human and bovine serum albumin (HSA/BSA). A significant number of inter-ligand NOEs between artemisinin and the drugs warfarin and ibuprofen as well as docking calculations were interpreted in terms of competitive binding modes of artemisinin in the warfarin (FA7) and ibuprofen (FA4) binding sites. STD NMR experiments demonstrate that artemisinin is the main analyte for the interaction of the A. annua extract with BSA. The combined strategy of NMR and docking calculations of the present work could be of general interest in the identification of the molecular basis of the interactions of natural products with their receptors even within a complex crude extract.
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Alexandri E, Primikyri A, Papamokos G, Venianakis T, Gkalpinos VK, Tzakos AG, Karydis-Messinis A, Moschovas D, Avgeropoulos A, Gerothanassis IP. NMR and computational studies reveal novel aspects in molecular recognition of unsaturated fatty acids with non-labelled serum albumin. FEBS J 2022; 289:5617-5636. [PMID: 35380736 DOI: 10.1111/febs.16453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2021] [Revised: 03/12/2022] [Accepted: 04/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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An approach based on the combined use of saturation transfer difference (STD), Tr-NOESY and Inter-ligand NOEs for PHArmacophore Mapping (INPHARMA) NMR techniques and docking calculations is reported, for the first time, for mapping interactions and specific binding sites of caproleic acid (10 : 1 cis-9), oleic acid (18 : 1 cis-9), linoleic acid (18 : 2 cis-9,12) and linolenic (18 : 3, cis-9,12,15) free fatty acids (FFAs) with non-labelled serum albumin (BSA/HSA). Significant negative inter-ligand NOEs between the FFAs and the drugs ibuprofen and warfarin, through competition experiments, were observed. The inter-ligand NOEs and docking calculations were interpreted in terms of competitive binding mode, the significant folding of the bis allylic region and the presence of two orientations of the FFAs in the warfarin binding site (FA7), due to two potential distinctive anchoring polar groups of amino acids. This conformational flexibility is the reason that, the location and conformational states of the FFAs in the binding site of warfarin could not be determined accurately, despite numerous available X-ray structural studies. α-Linolenic acid competes favourably with warfarin at the binding site FA7. Isothermal titration calorimetry experiments of the preformed HSA/α-linolenic acid complex upon titration with warfarin show a significant reduction in the binding constant of warfarin, in very good agreement with NMR and computational data. The combined use, therefore, of STD, Tr-NOESY and INPHARMA NMR, ITC and docking calculations may find promising applications in the field of protein-lipid recognition research.
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- Eleni Alexandri
- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Materials Science & Engineering, University of Ioannina, Greece
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece
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Hernychova L, Alexandri E, Tzakos AG, Zatloukalová M, Primikyri A, Gerothanassis IP, Uhrik L, Šebela M, Kopečný D, Jedinák L, Vacek J. Serum albumin as a primary non-covalent binding protein for nitro-oleic acid. Int J Biol Macromol 2022; 203:116-129. [PMID: 35063491 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2021] [Revised: 12/25/2021] [Accepted: 01/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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This work explores the interaction of 9/10-nitro-oleic acid (NO2-OA) with human serum albumin (HSA). The molecular mechanism of the biological action of NO2-OA is to our knowledge based on a reversible covalent reaction-Michael addition of nucleophilic amino acid residues of proteins. Since HSA is an important fatty acid transporter, a key question is whether NO2-OA can bind covalently or non-covalently to HSA, similarly to oleic acid (OA), which can interact with the FA1-FA7 binding sites of the HSA molecule. 1H NMR studies and competition analysis with OA and the drugs ibuprofen and warfarin were used to investigate a potential non-covalent binding mode. NO2-OA/HSA binding was confirmed to compete with warfarin for FA-7 with significantly higher affinity. NO2-OA competes with ibuprofen for FA-3 and FA-6, however, in contrast to the situation with warfarin, the binding affinities are not significantly different. The described interactions are based exclusively on non-covalent binding. No covalent binding of NO2-OA to HSA was detected by MS/MS. More detailed studies based on MALDI-TOF-MS and Ellman's assay indicated that HSA can be covalently modified in the presence of NO2-OA to a very limited extent. It was also shown that NO2-OA has a higher affinity to HSA than that of OA.
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- Lenka Hernychova
- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Žlutý kopec 7, Brno 656 53, Czech Republic
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina 451 10, Greece
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina 451 10, Greece; Institute of Materials Science and Computing, University Research Center of Ioannina (URCI), 451 10 Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, Hněvotínská 3, Olomouc 775 15, Czech Republic
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina 451 10, Greece
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina 451 10, Greece
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- Research Centre for Applied Molecular Oncology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Žlutý kopec 7, Brno 656 53, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc 783 71, Czech Republic
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- Department of Experimental Biology, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, Olomouc 783 71, Czech Republic
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- Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Palacký University, 17. listopadu 12, Olomouc 771 46, Czech Republic
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- Department of Medical Chemistry and Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Palacký University, Hněvotínská 3, Olomouc 775 15, Czech Republic; The Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biophysics, Královopolská 135, Brno 612 65, Czech Republic.
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Papaemmanouil C, Chatziathanasiadou MV, Chatzigiannis C, Chontzopoulou E, Mavromoustakos T, Grdadolnik SG, Tzakos AG. Unveiling the interaction profile of rosmarinic acid and its bioactive substructures with serum albumin. J Enzyme Inhib Med Chem 2020; 35:786-804. [PMID: 32200650 PMCID: PMC7144280 DOI: 10.1080/14756366.2020.1740923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Rosmarinic acid, a phytochemical compound, bears diverse pharmaceutical profile. It is composed by two building blocks: caffeic acid and a salvianic acid unit. The interaction profile, responsible for the delivery of rosmarinic acid and its two substructure components by serum albumin remains unexplored. To unveil this, we established a novel low-cost and efficient method to produce salvianic acid from the parent compound. To probe the interaction profile of rosmarinic acid and its two substructure constituents with the different serum albumin binding sites we utilised fluorescence spectroscopy and competitive saturation transfer difference NMR experiments. These studies were complemented with transfer NOESY NMR experiments. The thermodynamics of the binding profile of rosmarinic acid and its substructures were addressed using isothermal titration calorimetry. In silico docking studies, driven by the experimental data, have been used to deliver further atomic details on the binding mode of rosmarinic acid and its structural components.
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- Christina Papaemmanouil
- Department of Chemistry, Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory for Molecular Structural Dynamics, Theory Department, National Institute of Chemistry, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Chemistry, Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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Wang W, Sun Q, Gan N, Zhai Y, Xiang H, Li H. Characterizing the interaction between methyl ferulate and human serum albumin by saturation transfer difference NMR. RSC Adv 2020; 10:32999-33009. [PMID: 35516494 PMCID: PMC9056696 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra05844k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/28/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Methyl ferulate (MF) is an alkyl ferulate ester that widely exists in edible plants and has application value in the food and medicine industries. Thus, its effect on biological macromolecules should be considered. In this study, we exploit saturation transfer difference NMR (STD-NMR) to characterize the interaction of all protons of MF with human serum albumin (HSA) at the molecular level. STD-NMR and Ka (1.298 × 103 M−1) revealed that protons H1–6 and H8 bound to HSA with a medium affinity. Binding epitope mapping further showed that the aromatic ring played a key role in the HSA–MF interaction. STD-NMR site-marker-displacement experiments and circular dichroism spectroscopy revealed that MF prefered to bind to site II of HSA without changing the basic skeleton of HSA. Computer simulations confirmed these experimental results. Overall, this work elucidates the molecular level interaction of MF with HSA and provides new insights into the possibility of the potential applications of MF in the food and medicine industries. STD-NMR technique characterized the recognition mechanism of methyl ferulate and human serum albumin qualitatively and quantitatively.![]()
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- Wenjing Wang
- School of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- Analytical & Testing Center
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- School of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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Primikyri A, Sayyad N, Quilici G, Vrettos EI, Lim K, Chi SW, Musco G, Gerothanassis IP, Tzakos AG. Probing the interaction of a quercetin bioconjugate with Bcl-2 in living human cancer cells with in-cell NMR spectroscopy. FEBS Lett 2018; 592:3367-3379. [PMID: 30207377 DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.13250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Revised: 09/06/2018] [Accepted: 09/10/2018] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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In-cell NMR spectroscopy has emerged as a powerful technique for monitoring biomolecular interactions at an atomic level inside intact cells. However, current methodologies are inadequate at charting intracellular interactions of nonlabeled proteins and require their prior isotopic labeling. Herein, we describe for the first time the monitoring of the quercetin-alanine bioconjugate interaction with the nonlabeled antiapoptotic protein Bcl-2 inside living human cancer cells. STD and Tr-NOESY in-cell NMR methodologies were successfully applied in the investigation of the binding, which was further validated in vitro. In-cell NMR proved a very promising strategy for the real-time probing of the interaction profile of potential drugs with their therapeutic targets in native cellular environments and could, thus, open a new avenue in drug discovery.
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- Alexandra Primikyri
- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece.,Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal (Westville Campus), Durban, South Africa
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- Biomolecular NMR Laboratory Genetics and Cell Biology, S. Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece
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- Disease Target Structure Research Center, KRIBB, Daejeon, Korea
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- Disease Target Structure Research Center, KRIBB, Daejeon, Korea
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- Biomolecular NMR Laboratory Genetics and Cell Biology, S. Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, Greece
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Tanoli NU, Tanoli SAK, Ferreira AG, Mehmood M, Gul S, Monteiro JL, Vieira LCC, Venâncio T, Correa AG, Ul-Haq Z. Characterization of the interactions between coumarin-derivatives and acetylcholinesterase: Examination by NMR and docking simulations. J Mol Model 2018; 24:207. [PMID: 30008113 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-018-3751-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2018] [Accepted: 07/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is one of the most common forms of dementia and a significant threat to the elderly populations, especially in the Western world. The rapid hydrolysis of the principal neurotransmitter into choline and acetate by acetylcholinesterase (AChE) at synapses causes the loss of cognitive response that becomes the real cause of AD. Therefore, inhibition of AChE is the most fundamental therapy among currently available treatments for AD. In this context, we designed and performed molecular recognitions studies of coumarin-based inhibitors towards AChE. STD NMR and Tr-NOESY applications were utilized to evaluate the binding epitope, the dissociation constant (KD) and bound conformations of these inhibitors within this inhibitor-AChE complex. Compound 1, which has a similar inhibition activity to tacrine (a current drug) led in this study as a stronger binder with KD = 30 μM ,even greater than tacrine (KD = 140 μM). Moreover, docking simulations mimic NMR results and provided evidence of synchronizing binding of compound 1 with three sites; the peripheral anionic site, the bottom of the gorge, and the catalytic site. Therefore, we envisioned from our experimental and theoretical results that coumarin-based inhibitors containing a piperidinyl scaffold might be a potential drug candidates for AD in the future.
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- Nazish U Tanoli
- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engneering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Lehtrar Road, Nilore, Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan.
- Laboratory of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luiz, Km 235, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luiz, Km 235, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil.
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luiz, Km 235, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engneering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS), Lehtrar Road, Nilore, Islamabad, 45650, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemicals and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75210, Pakistan
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- Laboratory of Synthesis of Natural Products, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Synthesis of Natural Products, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Federal University of São Carlos, Rodovia Washington Luiz, Km 235, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Synthesis of Natural Products, Department of Chemistry, Federal University of São Carlos, São Carlos, SP, 13565-905, Brazil
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemicals and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi, 75210, Pakistan
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Hameed A, Hafizur RM, Hussain N, Raza SA, Rehman M, Ashraf S, Ul-Haq Z, Khan F, Abbas G, Choudhary MI. Eriodictyol stimulates insulin secretion through cAMP/PKA signaling pathway in mice islets. Eur J Pharmacol 2017; 820:245-255. [PMID: 29229531 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2017.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2017] [Revised: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Eriodictyol, a flavonoid isolated from Lyonia ovalifolia, was found to be the most potent insulin secretagogue in our preliminary studies. Here, we explored mechanism(s) of insulin secretory activity of eriodictyol in vitro and in vivo. Mice islets and MIN6 cells were incubated in basal and stimulatory glucose containing eriodictyol with or without agonist/antagonist. Secreted insulin and cAMP contents were measured using ELISA kits. K+- and Ca2+-channels currents were recorded with patch-clamp technique. Oral glucose tolerance test and plasma insulin was evaluated in non-diabetic and diabetic rats. Eriodictyol stimulated insulin secretion from mice islets and MIN6 cells only at stimulatory glucose concentrations with maximum effect at 200μM. Eriodictyol showed no pronounced effect on inward rectifying K+ and Ca2+ currents. Furthermore, in KCl depolarized islets, in the presence of diazoxide, insulin secretory ability of eriodictyol was enhanced. IBMX, a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, significantly (P<0.001) enhanced eriodictyol-induced insulin secretion at 16.7mM glucose in comparison to eriodictyol or IBMX alone. The cAMP content after eriodictyol exposure was also increased. Eriodictyol-induced insulin secretion was partially inhibited by adenylate cyclase inhibitor (SQ22536) and completely inhibited by PKA inhibitor (H-89), suggesting that the eriodictyol effect is more on PKA. Molecular docking studies showed the best binding affinities of eriodictyol with PKA. Eriodictyol improved glucose tolerance and enhanced plasma insulin in non-diabetic and diabetic rats. Eriodictyol also lowered blood glucose in diabetic rats upon chronic treatment. Taken together, it can be concluded that eriodictyol, a novel insulin secretagogue, exerts an exclusive glucose-dependent insulinotropic effect through cAMP/PKA pathway.
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- Abdul Hameed
- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan.
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan; H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences (ICCBS), University of Karachi, Karachi-75270, Pakistan; Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah-21412, Saudi Arabia
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Alexandri E, Ahmed R, Siddiqui H, Choudhary MI, Tsiafoulis CG, Gerothanassis IP. High Resolution NMR Spectroscopy as a Structural and Analytical Tool for Unsaturated Lipids in Solution. Molecules 2017; 22:E1663. [PMID: 28981459 PMCID: PMC6151582 DOI: 10.3390/molecules22101663] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Revised: 09/28/2017] [Accepted: 10/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Mono- and polyunsaturated lipids are widely distributed in Nature, and are structurally and functionally a diverse class of molecules with a variety of physicochemical, biological, medicinal and nutritional properties. High resolution NMR spectroscopic techniques including 1H-, 13C- and 31P-NMR have been successfully employed as a structural and analytical tool for unsaturated lipids. The objective of this review article is to provide: (i) an overview of the critical 1H-, 13C- and 31P-NMR parameters for structural and analytical investigations; (ii) an overview of various 1D and 2D NMR techniques that have been used for resonance assignments; (iii) selected analytical and structural studies with emphasis in the identification of major and minor unsaturated fatty acids in complex lipid extracts without the need for the isolation of the individual components; (iv) selected investigations of oxidation products of lipids; (v) applications in the emerging field of lipidomics; (vi) studies of protein-lipid interactions at a molecular level; (vii) practical considerations and (viii) an overview of future developments in the field.
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- Eleni Alexandri
- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece.
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.
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- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.
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- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 214412, Saudi Arabia.
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- Section of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Ioannina, GR-45110 Ioannina, Greece.
- H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.
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Domain-specific interactions between MLN8237 and human serum albumin estimated by STD and WaterLOGSY NMR, ITC, spectroscopic, and docking techniques. Sci Rep 2017; 7:45514. [PMID: 28358124 PMCID: PMC5371984 DOI: 10.1038/srep45514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Alisertib (MLN8237) is an orally administered inhibitor of Aurora A kinase. This small-molecule inhibitor is under clinical or pre-clinical phase for the treatment of advanced malignancies. The present study provides a detailed characterization of the interaction of MLN8237 with a drug transport protein called human serum albumin (HSA). STD and WaterLOGSY nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)-binding studies were conducted first to confirm the binding of MLN8237 to HSA. In the ligand orientation assay, the binding sites of MLN8237 were validated through two site-specific spy molecules (warfarin sodium and ibuprofen, which are two known site-selective probes) by using STD and WaterLOGSY NMR competition techniques. These competition experiments demonstrate that both spy molecules do not compete with MLN8237 for the specific binding site. The AutoDock-based blind docking study recognizes the hydrophobic subdomain IB of the protein as the probable binding site for MLN8237. Thermodynamic investigations by isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) reveal that the non-covalent interaction between MLN8237 and HSA (binding constant was approximately 105 M−1) is driven mainly by favorable entropy and unfavorable enthalpy. In addition, synchronous fluorescence, circular dichroism (CD), and 3D fluorescence spectroscopy suggest that MLN8237 may induce conformational changes in HSA.
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Zhao L, Liu J, Guo R, Sun Q, Yang H, Li H. Investigating the interaction mechanism of fluorescent whitening agents to human serum albumin using saturation transfer difference-NMR, multi-spectroscopy, and docking studies. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra04008c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Characterization of the interaction between two fluorescent whitening agents and human serum albumin: 1H STD-NMR, multi-spectroscopy, and docking studies.
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- Ludan Zhao
- College of Light Industry
- Textile and Food Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- School of Life Sciences
- University of Science and Technology of China
- Hefei 230026
- China
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- College of Light Industry
- Textile and Food Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- College of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- College of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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- College of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu 610065
- China
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Tang B, Huang Y, Yang H, Tang P, Li H. Molecular mechanism of the binding of 3,4,5-tri-O-caffeoylquinic acid to human serum albumin: Saturation transfer difference NMR, multi-spectroscopy, and docking studies. JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY 2016; 165:24-33. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2016.10.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2016] [Revised: 10/13/2016] [Accepted: 10/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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He J, Yang H, Li S, Xu K, Wang Q, Huang Y, Li H. Characterization of the interaction between acotiamide hydrochloride and human serum albumin: 1H STD NMR spectroscopy, electrochemical measurement, and docking investigations. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra08310b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The comprehensive investigation of acotiamide hydrochloride and HSA interaction provides a convictive explanation for its binding mechanism.
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- Jiawei He
- College of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu
- China
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- College of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu
- China
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- College of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu
- China
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- College of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu
- China
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- College of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu
- China
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- College of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu
- China
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- College of Chemical Engineering
- Sichuan University
- Chengdu
- China
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Tanoli NU, Tanoli SAK, Ferreira AG, Gul S, Ul-Haq Z. Evaluation of binding competition and group epitopes of acetylcholinesterase inhibitors by STD NMR, Tr-NOESY, DOSY and molecular docking: an old approach but new findings. MEDCHEMCOMM 2015. [DOI: 10.1039/c5md00231a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We suggest that the small inhibitors of AChE like coumarin and gallic acid's structure-based scaffolds may help in controlling Alzheimer's disease.
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- Nazish U. Tanoli
- Laboratory of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Federal University of Sao Carlos
- Rodovia Washington Luiz
- Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Federal University of Sao Carlos
- Rodovia Washington Luiz
- Brazil
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Federal University of Sao Carlos
- Rodovia Washington Luiz
- Brazil
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research
- International Center for Chemicals and Biological Sciences
- University of Karachi
- Karachi-75210
- Pakistan
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- Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research
- International Center for Chemicals and Biological Sciences
- University of Karachi
- Karachi-75210
- Pakistan
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