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Gokara M, Yusuf Zamal M, Lavudiya VS, Subramanyam R. Deciphering the binding mechanism of gingerol molecules with plasma proteins: implications for drug delivery and therapeutic potential. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024:1-18. [PMID: 38305837 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2024.2310795] [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: 07/30/2023] [Accepted: 01/22/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
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Ginger is a highly valued herb, renowned globally for its rich content of phenolic compounds. It has been traditionally used to treat various health conditions such as cardiovascular diseases, digestive issues, migraines, Alzheimer's disease, tumor reduction and chronic inflammation. Despite its potential medicinal applications, the therapeutic effectiveness of ginger is hindered by its limited availability and low plasma concentration levels. In this study, we explored the interaction of ginger's primary phenolic compounds, specifically 6-gingerol (6 G), 8-gingerol (8 G) and 10-gingerol (10 G), with plasma proteins which are human serum albumin (HSA) and α-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP). These two plasma proteins significantly influence drug distribution and disposition as they are key binding sites for most drugs. Fluorescence emission spectra indicated strong binding of 6, 8 and 10 G with HSA, with binding constants of 2.03 ± 0.01 × 104 M-1, 4.20 ± 0.01 × 104 M-1 and 6.03 ± 0.01 × 106 M-1, respectively. However, the binding of gingerols with AGP was found to be negligible. Molecular displacement by site-specific probes and molecular docking analyses revealed that gingerols bind at the IIA domain, with stability provided by hydrogen bonds, van der Waals forces, conventional hydrogen bonds, carbon-hydrogen bonds, alkyl and Pi-alkyl interactions. Further, the partial unfolding of the protein was observed upon binding the gingerol compound with HSA. In addition, molecular dynamic simulations demonstrated that gingerols remained stable in the subdomain IIA over 100 ns. This stability, coupled with Molecular Mechanics Generalized Born Surface Area indicating free energies of -43.765, -57.504 and -66.69 kcal/mol for 6, 8 and 10 G, respectively, reinforces the robust binding potential of these compounds. Circular dichroism studies suggested that the interaction of gingerols leads to the minimal transformation of HSA secondary structure, with the pattern being 10 G > 8 G > 6 G, a finding further substantiated by root mean square deviation and root mean square fluctuation fluctuations. These results propose that HSA has a stronger affinity to gingerols than AGP, which could have significant implications on the therapeutic circulating levels of gingerols.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Mahesh Gokara
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India
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Shojazadeh T, Zolghadr L, Gharaghani S, JafarKhani S, Molaabasi F, Piri H, Gheibi N. New insights into the inhibitory effect of phenol carboxylic acid antioxidants on mushroom tyrosinase by molecular dynamic studies and experimental assessment. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2023; 41:13404-13414. [PMID: 36856125 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2175038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 01/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2023]
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The inhibitory effects of ferulic and chlorogenic acids on tyrosinase activity were investigated through multi-spectroscopic and molecular docking techniques. Ferulic and chlorogenic acids, flavonoid compounds, demonstrated inhibitory monophenolase activities of tyrosinase. The inhibitor effects against monophenolase activity were in a reversible and competitive manner with ki value equal to 6.8 and 7.5 µM respectively. The affinity between tyrosinase and L-DOPA decreased when fatty acids were added to the solution. The multi-spectroscopic techniques like UV-vis, fluorescence, and isothermal calorimetry are employed to investigate changes. Intrinsic fluorescence quenching and conformational changes of tyrosinase by hydrophobic interaction were confirmed. Tyrosinase had two and three binding sites for ferulic and chlorogenic acids with a binding constant in the order of magnitude of -6.8 and -7.2 kcal/mol. In addition, the secondary structural changes with Circular dichroism (CD) analysis, secondary structure (DSSP), radius of gyration (Rg) and analysis of hydrogen bonds (H-bonds) confirmed. Ferulic acid effect can be observed obviously and also content of α-helix decreased. Thermodynamic parameters indicated that the interaction between enzyme and ferulic and chlorogenic acids followed a spontaneous reaction dynamic manner with ΔG = -14.78 kJ/mol and ΔG = -14.61 kJ/mol (298k). The findings highlighted the potential applications of ferulic acid and chlorogenic acids in food and drug industries as potent inhibitors of tyrosinase.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Tahereh Shojazadeh
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry and Genetic, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin, Iran
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- Laboratory of Bioinformatics and Drug Design, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Division of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of New Sciences and Technologies, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics (IBB), University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
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- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Research Group, Department of Interdisciplinary Technologies, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
- Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, School of Medicine, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Prevention of Non-Communicable Diseases, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
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Yelamanda Rao K, Jeelan Basha S, Monika K, Sreelakshmi M, Sivakumar I, Mallikarjuna G, Yadav RM, Kumar S, Subramanyam R, Damu AG. Synthesis and anti-Alzheimer potential of novel α-amino phosphonate derivatives and probing their molecular interaction mechanism with acetylcholinesterase. Eur J Med Chem 2023; 253:115288. [PMID: 37031527 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2023.115288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Revised: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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Pleiotropic interference may be a prerequisite for the efficient limitation of the progression of multi-factorial diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD). Concept of designing the single chemical entity acting on two or more targets of interest has potential advantage in AD therapy. In line with this, rational design and synthesis of frame work of hybrids bearing 2,3-disubstituted quinazolinone, vanillin and α-amino phosphonate scaffolds (5a─v) were carried out. A congeneric set of twenty-two synthetic derivatives (5a─v) were evaluated for their cholinesterase inhibitory, antioxidant, DNA nicking, DNA protection, neuroprotective and Aβ aggregation modulatory activities. Amongst tested activities, the most significant and worth mentioning is that the analogues 5m, 5p and 5u were found to be the most potent, selective, and mixed type inhibitors of EeAChE with IC50 values of 0.296 ± 0.030, 0.289 ± 0.027, and 0.306 ± 0.028 μM, respectively. Further, the biophysical approaches indicated that the compounds 5m, 5p, and 5u have a strong binding affinity towards AChE. Kinetic and Molecular docking studies have revealed that the most active congeners were well oriented in the AChE active site by interacting with both catalytic active site (CAS) and peripheral anionic site (PAS). A few parameters derived from molecular dynamics (MD) simulation trajectories emphasized the stability of AChE-5p and 5m complexes throughout the 100 ns simulations, and the local conformational changes of the residues of AChE validate the stability of AChE-5p and 5m complexes. Further, these derivatives significantly impacted ABTS radical scavenging capacities and maximal DNA protection activity. Importantly, Thioflavin T (ThT) assay and FE-SEM study demonstrated compounds 5m, 5p and 5u as effective Aβ1-42 fibril modulators at molecular level by the formation of micro size co-assembled mature structures, thus efficiently abolishing the cytotoxicity of Aβ1-42. Finally, these active compounds are determined to be non-toxic and highly neuroprotective against H2O2-induced cell death in SK-N-SH cell lines. Furthermore, in silico ADMET prediction studies have revealed that the targeted analogues satisfied most of the characteristics of CNS acting drugs. These multi-functional efficacies indicated worthiness of these α-amino phosphonate derivatives being chosen for further pharmacokinetics, toxicity, and behavioral research to test their potential for AD treatment.
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Naik R, Seetharamappa J. Elucidating the binding mechanism of an antimigraine agent with a model protein: insights from molecular spectroscopic, calorimetric and computational approaches. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2022; 41:3686-3701. [PMID: 35322751 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2022.2053747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Sumatriptan (SUM), a serotonin activator used to treat migraines and cluster headaches. Molecular spectroscopic methods including fluorescence quenching, time dependent fluorescence, FRET, absorption, circular dichroism, differential scanning calorimetric and computational approaches were employed to unravel the interaction between sumatriptan and bovine serum albumin (BSA). The fluorescence quenching studies suggested the interaction between SUM and BSA with a moderate binding with the binding constant (Kb) in the order of 104. The findings of temperature and time dependent fluorescence quenching studies confirmed the role of static quenching mechanism. Thermodynamic parameters suggested the key role of electrostatic force in the interaction of SUM with BSA. Absorption and CD spectral studies revealed the bioenvironmental changes around the Trp in BSA upon binding of SUM. Calorimetric based thermal denaturation results confirmed that the thermal stability of BSA was improved in the presence of SUM. resulted in the this decreased flexibility of protein chain. Site competitive studies indicated SUM was located in the hydrophobic cavity of site I which was further confirmed by the docking and dynamic simulation studies. Additionally, molecular dynamics simulations inferred the microenvironmental condition around the SUM and the amino acids and forces involved in the binding of SUM with BSA.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Roopa Naik
- Department of Chemistry, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka, India
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Organophosphate hydrolase interacts with ferric-enterobactin and promotes iron uptake in association with TonB-dependent transport system. Biochem J 2020; 477:2821-2840. [PMID: 32686828 DOI: 10.1042/bcj20200299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 07/20/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Our previous studies have shown the existence of organophosphate hydrolase (OPH) as a part of the inner membrane associated Ton complex (ExbB/ExbD and TonB) of Sphingobium fuliginis. We now show its involvement in iron uptake by establishing direct interactions with ferric-enterobactin. The interactions between OPH and ferric-enterobactin were not affected even when the active site architecture is altered by substituting active site aspartate with either alanine or asparagine. Protein docking studies further substantiated these findings and predicted the existence of ferric-enterobactin binding site that is different from the catalytic site of OPH. A lysine residue (82K) found at the predicted ferric-enterobactin binding site facilitated interactions between OPH and ferric-enterobactin. Substitution of lysine with alanine did not affect triesterase activity, but it abrogated OPH ability to interact with both ferric-enterobactin and ExbD, strengthening further the fact that the catalytic site is not the site for binding of these ligands. In the absence of interactions between OPHK82A and ExbD, OPHK82A failed to target membrane in E. coli cells. The Sphingobium fuliginis TonB-dependent transport (SfTonBDT) system was reconstituted in E. coli GS027 cells generated by deleting the exbD and tonB genes. The E. coli GS030 cells having SfTonBDT system with OPH showed increased iron uptake. Such an increase was not seen in E. coli GS029, cells having SfTonBDT system generated either by omitting OPH or by including its variants, OPHD301A, OPHD301N suggesting a role for OPH in enhanced iron uptake.
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Valojerdi FM, Farasat A, Shariatifar H, Gheibi N. Study of HSA interactions with arachidonic acid using spectroscopic methods revealing molecular dynamics of HSA-AA interactions. Biomed Rep 2020; 12:125-133. [PMID: 32042421 PMCID: PMC7006104 DOI: 10.3892/br.2019.1270] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2019] [Accepted: 09/20/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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The interaction between human serum albumin (HSA) and arachidonic acid (AA) as an unsaturated fatty acid were investigated in the present study using methods including UV-VIS spectrophotometry, fluorescence and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, lifetime measurements, fluorescence anisotropy measurements and visual molecular dynamics (MD). The thermodynamic parameters were assessed from HSA thermal and chemical denaturation in the presence and absence of AA. From the thermal denaturation, the Tm and ΔG˚(298K) magnitudes obtained were 327.7 K and 88 kJ/mol, respectively, for HSA alone, and 323.4 K and 85 kJ/mol, respectively, following treatment with a 10 µM AA concentration. The same manner of reduction in Gibbs free energy as a criterion of protein stability was achieved during chemical denaturation by urea in the presence of AA. The present study investigates HSA binding nature through MD approaches, and the results indicated that the binding affinity of AA to the subdomain IIA of HSA is greater compared with that of subdomain IIIA. Although the HSA regular secondary structure evaluation by CD exhibited a minor change following incubation with AA, its tertiary structure revealed an observable fluctuation. Thus, it appears that the interaction between AA and HSA requires minor instability and partial structural changes.
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin 3419915315, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Research Institute for Health Development, Kurdistan University of Medical Sciences, Sanandaj 6618634683, Iran
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- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin 3419915315, Iran
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Dubey S, Kallubai M, Sarkar A, Subramanyam R. Elucidating the active interaction mechanism of phytochemicals withanolide and withanoside derivatives with human serum albumin. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0200053. [PMID: 30403672 PMCID: PMC6221254 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2018] [Accepted: 10/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) is an efficient medicinal plant known in Ayurveda and Chinese medicine since ancient times, whose extracts are consumed orally as food supplement or as a health tonic owing to its several restorative properties for various CNS disorders, inflammation, tumour, stress, rheumatism etc. In this study, we have analyzed the binding interaction of four derivatives of Withania somnifera (Withanolide A, Withanolide B, Withanoside IV and Withanoside V) with HSA because of their important pharmacological properties. To unravel the binding between derivatives of Withania somnifera and HSA, fluorescence spectroscopy was used. Binding studies were further studied by molecular docking and dynamics and results confirmed greater stability upon binding of derivatives with HSA. Circular dichroism data illustrated change in the secondary structure of protein upon interaction with these derivatives, particularly the helical structure was increased and β-sheets and random coils were decreased. Furthermore, morphological and topological changes were observed using AFM and TEM upon binding of ligands with HSA indicating that HSA-withnoside/withanolide complexes were formed. All the results cumulatively demonstrate strong binding of withanosides and withanolides derivatives with serum albumin, which should further be explored to study the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of these derivatives.
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- Shreya Dubey
- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Telangana, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Telangana, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Telangana, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Gachibowli, Telangana, India
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Chen Y, Liu J, Song M, Jiang L, Liu L, Liu Y, Fu G, Xue J, Liu JY, Huang M, Li J. Insights into the binding mechanism of BODIPY-based photosensitizers to human serum albumin: A combined experimental and computational study. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2018; 203:158-165. [PMID: 29864639 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2018.05.103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 05/27/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a noninvasive and effective approach in clinical cancer treatments. Boron-dipyrromethene (BODIPY)-based derivatives have emerged as novel and promising photosensitizers (PSs) in PDT, attributed to their strong near-infrared singlet oxygen luminescence emissions and high photostabilities. However, the binding mechanism of BODIPY derivatives to proteins, key for their therapeutic and biomedical applications is still poorly understood. Here, we investigated the molecular interactions of two 2, 6-diiodo-BODIPY derivatives with human serum albumin (HSA) using combined experimental and computational techniques. Our spectroscopic results showed that both BODIPY derivatives formed stable complexes with HSA. Strikingly, the BODIPY/HSA complexes exhibited notably enhanced water solubility and singlet oxygen generation efficiency with respect to the BODIPY alone. Furthermore, molecular docking, molecular dynamics simulations, and binding free energy calculations provided the structural and energetic insights into the binding mechanism of BODIPY-based derivatives to HSA. Our work demonstrated that conjugation of BODIPYs with HSA may be a promising strategy to enhance the performance of BODIPY-based PSs, and the combination of computational and experimental techniques is expected to play key roles in the design and development of novel PSs with improved bioavailability and biocompatibility for cancer therapeutic applications.
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- Yayu Chen
- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Department of Otolaryngology,Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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Bhat SY, Dey A, Qureshi IA. Structural and functional highlights of methionine aminopeptidase 2 from Leishmania donovani. Int J Biol Macromol 2018; 115:940-954. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2018.04.090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2018] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Basha SJ, Mohan P, Yeggoni DP, Babu ZR, Kumar PB, Rao AD, Subramanyam R, Damu AG. New Flavone-Cyanoacetamide Hybrids with a Combination of Cholinergic, Antioxidant, Modulation of β-Amyloid Aggregation, and Neuroprotection Properties as Innovative Multifunctional Therapeutic Candidates for Alzheimer’s Disease and Unraveling Their Mechanism of Action with Acetylcholinesterase. Mol Pharm 2018; 15:2206-2223. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Shaik Jeelan Basha
- Department of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Andhrapradesh, Kadapa 516003, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Andhrapradesh, Kadapa 516003, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Andhrapradesh, Kadapa 516003, India
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry 605014, India
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- Centre for Bioinformatics, School of Life Sciences, Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry 605014, India
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- Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Yogi Vemana University, Andhrapradesh, Kadapa 516003, India
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Kallubai M, Reddy SP, Dubey S, Ramachary DB, Subramanyam R. Spectroscopic evaluation of synthesized 5β-dihydrocortisol and 5β-dihydrocortisol acetate binding mechanism with human serum albumin and their role in anticancer activity. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2018; 37:623-640. [PMID: 29375009 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2018.1433554] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Our study focus on the biological importance of synthesized 5β-dihydrocortisol (Dhc) and 5β-dihydrocortisol acetate (DhcA) molecules, the cytotoxic study was performed on breast cancer cell line (MCF-7) normal human embryonic kidney cell line (HEK293), the IC50 values for MCF-7 cells were 28 and 25 μM, respectively, whereas no toxicity in terms of cell viability was observed with HEK293 cell line. Further experiment proved that Dhc and DhcA induced 35.6 and 37.7% early apoptotic cells and 2.5, 2.9% late apoptotic cells, respectively, morphological observation of cell death through TUNEL assay revealed that Dhc and DhcA induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells. The complexes of HSA-Dhc and HSA-DhcA were observed as static quenching, and the binding constants (K) was 4.7 ± .03 × 104 M-1 and 3.9 ± .05 × 104 M-1, and their binding free energies were found to be -6.4 and -6.16 kcal/mol, respectively. The displacement studies confirmed that lidocaine 1.4 ± .05 × 104 M-1 replaced Dhc, and phenylbutazone 1.5 ± .05 × 104 M-1 replaced by DhcA, which explains domain I and domain II are the binding sites for Dhc and DhcA. Further, FT-IR, synchronous spectroscopy, and CD results revealed that the secondary structure of HSA was altered in the presence of Dhc and DhcA. Furthermore, the atomic force microscopy and transmission electron microscopy showed that the dimensions like height and molecular size of the HSA-Dhc and HSA-DhcA complex were larger compared to HSA alone. Detailed analysis through molecular dynamics simulations also supported greater stability of HSA-Dhc and HSA-DhcA complexes, and root-mean-square-fluctuation interpreted the binding site of Dhc as domain IB and domain IIA for DhcA. This information is valuable for further development of steroid derivative with improved pharmacological significance as novel anti-cancer drugs.
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- Monika Kallubai
- a Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences , University of Hyderabad , Hyderabad 500046 , India
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- b Catalysis Laboratory, School of Chemistry , University of Hyderabad , Hyderabad 500046 , India
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- a Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences , University of Hyderabad , Hyderabad 500046 , India
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- b Catalysis Laboratory, School of Chemistry , University of Hyderabad , Hyderabad 500046 , India
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- a Department of Plant Sciences, School of Life Sciences , University of Hyderabad , Hyderabad 500046 , India
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Singh N, Pagariya D, Jain S, Naik S, Kishore N. Interaction of copper (II) complexes by bovine serum albumin: spectroscopic and calorimetric insights. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2017; 36:2449-2462. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2017.1355848] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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- Namrata Singh
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer-305817, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Rajasthan, Ajmer-305817, Rajasthan, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai 400076, India
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