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Awad M, Alfuhaid NA, Amer A, Hassan NN, Moustafa MAM. Towards Sustainable Pest Management: Toxicity, Biochemical Effects, and Molecular Docking Analysis of Ocimum basilicum (Lamiaceae) Essential Oil on Agrotis ipsilon and Spodoptera littoralis (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). NEOTROPICAL ENTOMOLOGY 2024; 53:669-681. [PMID: 38478300 DOI: 10.1007/s13744-024-01137-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/07/2024]
Abstract
Over the last decade, essential oils (EOs) have become potential ingredients for insecticide formulations due to their widespread availability and perceived safety. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the toxicity and biochemical efficacy of basil (Ocimum basilicum) (Lamiaceae) against two destructive pests Noctuidae, Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel) and Spodoptera littoralis (Boisduval) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). In addition, a molecular docking study was performed to gain insight into the binding pattern between glutathione S-transferase (GST) and linalool, the main component of EO. GC-MS analysis of O. basilicum EO revealed that linalool is the most abundant compound (29.34%). However, the toxicity tests showed no significant difference between the values of LC50 of O. basilicum EO to A. ipsilon and S. littoralis. On the other hand, the sublethal experiments indicated that treating the second instar larvae with LC15 or LC50 values of O. basilicum EO significantly prolonged the larval duration in both insects, compared to the control. Regarding the biochemical effect of O. basilicum EO, the treatments significantly impacted the activity of detoxification enzymes. A notable elevation in glutathione S-transferase (GST) activity was recorded in A. ipsilon larvae compared with a reduction in S. littoralis larvae. The molecular docking analysis revealed that linalool bonded with the amino acid serine (SER 9) of GST, indicating its binding affinity with the enzyme. The obtained results could offer valuable insights into the mode of action of O. basilicum and can encourage the adoption of sustainable pest control practices that incorporate essential oils.
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- Mona Awad
- Dept of Economic Entomology and Pesticides, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo Univ, Giza, Egypt
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- Dept of Biology, College of Science and Humanities, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulziz Univ, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia
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- Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Dept, Horticulture Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt
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- Dept of Economic Entomology and Pesticides, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo Univ, Giza, Egypt
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- Dept of Economic Entomology and Pesticides, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo Univ, Giza, Egypt.
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Sakthivel S, Mohideen HS, Raman C, Mohamad SB. Potential Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Acting on the Pesticide Resistant and Susceptible Cotton Pests. ACS OMEGA 2022; 7:20515-20527. [PMID: 35755373 PMCID: PMC9219083 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c07359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Gossypium spp., produces economically important cotton fiber, and its yield is highly affected due to pest attacks. Insecticidal target site mutation is one of the reasons behind insecticide resistance to a wide range of pesticides. Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) protein sequences from major pests of cotton were analyzed to assess various physicochemical properties, presence of motifs, and understand evolutionary relationship. The impact of three mutant AChE1, A. lucorum A216S, B. tabaci F392W, and A. gossypii A302S, on the strucutral stability was assessed, and F392W_AChE1 was selected based on 100 ns molecular dynamics simulation. Virtual screening of the zinc database and high-throughput virtual screening, standard precision, and extra precision docking resulted in the identification of six compounds. The six identified compounds and six known commercial pesticdes were docked with three mutant and three wild type AChE1, and one (C1) was selected based on Tice criteria. The conformational and interaction stability of the AChE1-C1 and F392W_AChE1-C1 complexes were monitored at 100 ns Gromacs simulation and were found to be thermodynamically favorable. Therefore, C1 may have the potential to bind to the resistant and susceptible strains of cotton pest, and the resistance developed by insects could be arrested. Furthermore, synthesis and field study of C1 will lead us to a better understanding of the efficacy of the identified compound.
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- Seethalakshmi Sakthivel
- Bioinformatics
and Entomoinformatics Lab, Department of Genetic Engineering, School
of Bioengineering, College of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, Chennai, Tamilnadu 603203, India
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- Bioinformatics
and Entomoinformatics Lab, Department of Genetic Engineering, School
of Bioengineering, College of Engineering and Technology, SRM Institute of Science and Technology, SRM Nagar, Kattankulathur, Chengalpattu, Chennai, Tamilnadu 603203, India
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- Lab
Manager, Integrative Physiology & Metabolism, Joslin Diabetes
Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, United States
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- Institute
of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, Universiti Malaya, Kuala
Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
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A simple and convenient choline oxidase inhibition based colorimetric biosensor for detection of organophosphorus class of pesticides. J Mol Liq 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.118258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Kong Y, Ji C, Qu J, Chen Y, Wu S, Zhu X, Niu L, Zhao M. Old pesticide, new use: Smart and safe enantiomer of isocarbophos in locust control. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2021; 225:112710. [PMID: 34481357 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2021.112710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2021] [Revised: 08/10/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Locust plagues are still worldwide problems. Selecting active enantiomers from current chiral insecticides is necessary for controlling locusts and mitigating the pesticide pollution in agricultural lands. Herein, two enantiomers of isocarbophos (ICP) were separated and the enantioselectivity in insecticidal activity against the pest Locusta migratoria manilensis (L. migratoria) and mechanisms were investigated. The significant difference of LD50 between (+)-ICP (0.609 mg/kg bw) and (-)-ICP (79.412 mg/kg bw) demonstrated that (+)-ICP was a more effective enantiomer. The enantioselectivity in insecticidal activity of ICP enantiomers could be attributed to the selective affinity to acetylcholinesterase (AChE). Results of in vivo and in vitro assays suggested that AChE was more sensitive to (+)-ICP. In addition, molecular docking showed that the -CDOKER energies of (+)-ICP and (-)-ICP were 25.6652 and 24.4169, respectively, which suggested a stronger affinity between (+)-ICP and AChE. Significant selectivity also occurred in detoxifying enzymes activities (carboxylesterases (CarEs) and glutathione S-transferases (GSTs)) and related gene expressions. Suppression of detoxifying enzymes activities with (+)-ICP treatment suggested that (-)-ICP may induce the detoxifying enzyme-mediated ICP resistance. A more comprehensive understanding of the enantioselectivity of ICP is necessary for improving regulation and risk assessment of ICP.
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- Yuan Kong
- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Interdisciplinary Research Academy, Zhejiang Shuren University, Hangzhou 310015, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China
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- Institute of Agro-product Safety and Nutrition, Zhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou 310021, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering under the National Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- Institute of Biotechnology, Key Laboratory of Chemical Biology and Molecular Engineering under the National Ministry of Education, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Microbial Technology for Industrial Pollution Control of Zhejiang Province, College of Environment, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310014, China.
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Ritika A, Ritika G, Nikita J, Bableen K, Arunima M, Minakshi B, Anu S, Nitin A, Dinesh K. In silico prediction, characterization and molecular docking studies on Glutathione-S-transferase as a molecular sieve for toxic agrochemicals explored in survey of North Indian farmers. Heliyon 2021; 7:e07875. [PMID: 34504970 PMCID: PMC8417331 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2021] [Revised: 04/15/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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All across the globe, India is considered as an agricultural nation because its agro products drive the economy. An increase in population growth and a hike in food demands lead to the use of hazardous chemicals in farm fields. An in-depth field survey in Northern India was conducted to understand the types of agrochemicals that were used, farmers' knowledge about their safe handling, and their practices on its usage. Ninety-two responders (primarily farmers) from 37 districts of 12 states were interviewed to collect the information. The library containing 58 compounds as toxic spray constituents were developed and further screened in-silico for ADMET, drug-likeness, toxicity prediction, and molecular docking against their target actions in the human system. Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) was selected as target protein showing the best-docked score with Bordeaux, Indoxacarb, Cyphenothrin, Deltamethrin, and Beta-cyfluthrin. The study revealed various adverse effects on human health and advocated provisions of alternative solutions such as using GST as a binding agents to hold the toxic chemicals out of living system and eventually saves valuable lives of the farmers.
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- Aggarwal Ritika
- Department of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400076, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Ambala College of Engineering and Applied Research, Devsthali Ambala, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra, Haryana, 133101, India
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- Department of Chemistry, JAV College, CCS University, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, 250611, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Jamia Millia Islamia University, Okhla, Delhi, 110025, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, St. Thomas College, Ruabandha Bhilai, Hemachand Yadav University, Chattisgarh, 490009, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, 781030, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Central University of Haryana, Jant-Pali, Mahendragarh, Haryana, 123031, India
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- Bioinformatics and Data Management, ICMR - National Institute of Virology, Pune, India
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- Dept of Botany, Shri Shivaji Science College, Amravati, Sant Gadgebaba Amravati University, Amravati, India
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Khan NS, Pradhan D, Choudhary S, Saxena P, Poddar NK, Jain AK. Immunoassay-based approaches for development of screening of chlorpyrifos. J Anal Sci Technol 2021. [DOI: 10.1186/s40543-021-00282-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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AbstractChlorpyrifos (CPF) is an extensively used organophosphate pesticide for crop protection. However, there are concerns of it contaminating the environment and human health with estimated three lakh deaths annually. Detection of CPF in blood samples holds significance to avoid severe health outcomes due to continuous exposure. The most common techniques for CPF detection are Gas chromatography (GC) and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). However, these techniques might not be feasible at the community healthcare level due to high-cost instrumentation, time-consuming sample preparation protocol and skilled analysts. Therefore, rapid, effective and economical methods such as immunoassay would be imperative for CPF detection in biological samples. The vital step in immunoassay development is the design of a potent immunogen from non-immunogenic molecules. The molecular modelling protocol could assist in redesigning known CPF linkers and inserting them at different substitutable positions of CPF to get distinctive CPF derivatives. Molecular docking and binding free energy analysis can be used to identify the CPF derivatives having a better binding affinity with carrier protein compared to CPF. The top-ranked CPF derivatives based on docking score and binding energy could be ideal for synthesis and immunogen development. The present review will comprehend technological trends in immunoassay kits for detecting chlorpyrifos from biological samples.
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Federici L, Masulli M, Allocati N. An Overview of Biosensors Based on Glutathione Transferases and for the Detection of Glutathione. ELECTROANAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/elan.202100143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Luca Federici
- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry University “G. d' Annunzio” Chieti Italy
- CAST (Center for Advanced Studies and Technology) University “G. d' Annunzio” Chieti Italy
- UniCamillus – Saint Camillus International University of Health Sciences Rome Italy
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- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry University “G. d' Annunzio” Chieti Italy
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- Department of Innovative Technologies in Medicine and Dentistry University “G. d' Annunzio” Chieti Italy
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Khoshbin Z, Housaindokht MR, Izadyar M, Bozorgmehr MR, Verdian A. Recent advances in computational methods for biosensor design. Biotechnol Bioeng 2020; 118:555-578. [PMID: 33135778 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27618] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 09/25/2020] [Accepted: 10/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Biosensors are analytical tools with a great application in healthcare, food quality control, and environmental monitoring. They are of considerable interest to be designed by using cost-effective and efficient approaches. Designing biosensors with improved functionality or application in new target detection has been converted to a fast-growing field of biomedicine and biotechnology branches. Experimental efforts have led to valuable successes in the field of biosensor design; however, some deficiencies restrict their utilization for this purpose. Computational design of biosensors is introduced as a promising key to eliminate the gap. A set of reliable structure prediction of the biosensor segments, their stability, and accurate descriptors of molecular interactions are required to computationally design biosensors. In this review, we provide a comprehensive insight into the progress of computational methods to guide the design and development of biosensors, including molecular dynamics simulation, quantum mechanics calculations, molecular docking, virtual screening, and a combination of them as the hybrid methodologies. By relying on the recent advances in the computational methods, an opportunity emerged for them to be complementary or an alternative to the experimental methods in the field of biosensor design.
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- Zahra Khoshbin
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran
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- Department of Food Safety and Quality Control, Research Institute of Food Science and Technology (RIFST), Mashhad, Iran
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Chansi, Bhardwaj R, Rao RP, Mukherjee I, Agrawal PK, Basu T, Bharadwaj LM. Layered construction of nano immuno-hybrid embedded MOF as an electrochemical sensor for rapid quantification of total pesticides load in vegetable extract. J Electroanal Chem (Lausanne) 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jelechem.2020.114386] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Diallo S, Shahbaaz M, Torto B, Christoffels A, Masiga D, Getahun MN. Cellular and Molecular Targets of Waterbuck Repellent Blend Odors in Antennae of Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Newstead, 1910. Front Cell Neurosci 2020; 14:137. [PMID: 32581714 PMCID: PMC7283967 DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2020.00137] [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: 02/21/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Insects that transmit many of the world's deadliest animal diseases, for instance trypanosomosis, find their suitable hosts and avoid non-preferred hosts mostly through olfactory cues. The waterbuck repellent blend (WRB) comprising geranylacetone, guaiacol, pentanoic acid, and δ-octalactone derived from waterbuck skin odor is a repellent to some savannah-adapted tsetse flies and reduces trap catches of riverine species. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms associated with detection and coding of the repellent odors remain to be elucidated. Here, we demonstrated that WRB inhibited blood feeding in both Glossina pallidipes Austen, 1903 and Glossina fuscipes fuscipes Newstead, 1910. Using the DREAM (Deorphanization of Receptors based on Expression Alterations in odorant receptor mRNA levels) technique, combined with ortholog comparison and molecular docking, we predicted the putative odorant receptors (ORs) for the WRB in G. f. fuscipes, a non-model insect. We show that exposure of G. f. fuscipes in vivo to WRB odorant resulted in up- and downregulation of mRNA transcript of several ORs. The WRB component with strong feeding inhibition altered mRNA transcript differently as compared to an attractant odor, showing these two odors of opposing valence already segregate at the cellular and molecular levels. Furthermore, molecular dynamics simulations demonstrated that the predicted ligand-OR binding pockets consisted mostly of hydrophobic residues with a few hydrogen bonds but a stable interaction. Finally, our electrophysiological response showed the olfactory sensory neurons of G. f. fuscipes tuned to the tsetse repellent components in different sensitivity and selectivity.
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- Souleymane Diallo
- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.,South African Medical Research Council Bioinformatics Unit, South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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- South African Medical Research Council Bioinformatics Unit, South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya.,Department of Zoology and Entomology, University of Pretoria, Hatfield, South Africa
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- South African Medical Research Council Bioinformatics Unit, South African National Bioinformatics Institute, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology, Nairobi, Kenya
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Toropova AP, Toropov AA, Carnesecchi E, Benfenati E, Dorne JL. The using of the Index of Ideality of Correlation (IIC) to improve predictive potential of models of water solubility for pesticides. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:13339-13347. [PMID: 32020455 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-020-07820-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Models for water solubility of pesticides suggested in this manuscript are important data from point of view of ecologic engineering. The Index of Ideality of Correlation (IIC) of groups of quantitative structure-property relationships (QSPRs) for water solubility of pesticides related to the calibration sets was used to identify good in silico models. This comparison confirmed the high IIC set provides better statistical quality of the model for the validation set. Though there are large databases on solubility, the reliable prediction of the endpoint for new substances which are potential pesticides is an important ecologic task. Unfortunately, predictive models for various endpoints suffer overtraining, and the IIC serves to avoid or at least reduce this. Thus, the approach suggested has both theoretical and economic effects for ecology.
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- Alla P Toropova
- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Environmental Health Science, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156, Milan, Italy.
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Environmental Health Science, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Environmental Health Science, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156, Milan, Italy
- Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Utrecht University, PO Box 80177, 3508 TD, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Laboratory of Environmental Chemistry and Toxicology, Department of Environmental Health Science, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Via Mario Negri 2, 20156, Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Committee and Emerging Risks Unit, European Food Safety Authority, Via Carlo Magno 1A, 43126, Parma, Italy
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Jonniya NA, Kar P. Investigating specificity of the anti-hypertensive inhibitor WNK463 against With-No-Lysine kinase family isoforms via multiscale simulations. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2019; 38:1306-1321. [DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2019.1602079] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Nisha A. Jonniya
- Discipline of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
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- Discipline of Biosciences and Biomedical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Prakash O, Nath Dwivedi U. Identification of repurposed protein kinase B binders from FDA-approved drug library: a hybrid-structure activity relationship and systems modeling based approach. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2019; 38:660-672. [PMID: 30806166 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2019.1585293] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved drugs may be repurposed against those diseases, for which their therapeutic action has not been described. The present study deals with repurposing FDA-approved drugs for selective targeting of protein kinase B (PKB/Akt) for anti-cancer activity, through a two-tier (Cell and Target) model hybridization protocol implemented with support vector machine-based learning method. The hybridization was done as per rules of reaction kinetics. The hybridization process was facilitated as a standalone application for free access at https://github.com/undwivedi/Akt-Selective.git. The selectivity of the ligands for PKB/Akt binding was also evaluated on the basis of mitophagy system model for anti-apoptotic activity. Screening of the FDA-approved drug library, using the developed H- SAR model, led to identification of four compounds (Cas nos. 94749-08-3, 57808-66-9, 62-13-5, 76-43-7), bearing the selectivity for PKB/Akt. Since, the identified compounds have already crossed the barriers of absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion, toxicity in clinical trials, therefore are safe to be considered for repurposing individually or in combination with other drugs.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Om Prakash
- Department of Biochemistry, Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility, Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Institute for Development of Advanced Computing, ONGC Centre for Advanced Studies University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Biochemistry, Bioinformatics Infrastructure Facility, Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics & Institute for Development of Advanced Computing, ONGC Centre for Advanced Studies University of Lucknow, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Vikrant K, Tsang DCW, Raza N, Giri BS, Kukkar D, Kim KH. Potential Utility of Metal-Organic Framework-Based Platform for Sensing Pesticides. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:8797-8817. [PMID: 29465977 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b00664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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The progress in modern agricultural practices could not have been realized without the large-scale contribution of assorted pesticides (e.g., organophosphates and nonorganophosphates). Precise tracking of these chemicals has become very important for safeguarding the environment and food resources owing to their very high toxicity. Hence, the development of sensitive and convenient sensors for the on-site detection of pesticides is imperative to overcome practical limitations encountered in conventional methodologies, which require skilled manpower at the expense of high cost and low portability. In this regard, the role of novel, advanced functional materials such as metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) has drawn great interest as an alternative for conventional sensory systems because of their numerous advantages over other nanomaterials. This review was organized to address the recent advances in applications of MOFs for sensing various pesticides because of their tailorable optical and electrical characteristics. It also provides in-depth comparison of the performance of MOFs with other nanomaterial sensing platforms. Further, we discuss the present challenges (e.g., potential bias due to instability under certain conditions, variations in the diffusion rate of the pesticide, chemical interferences, and the precise measurement of luminesce quenching) in developing robust and sensitive sensors by using tailored porosity, functionalities, and better framework stability.
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- Kumar Vikrant
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Centre of Advanced Study, Indian Institute of Technology , Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi 221005 , India
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering , The Hong Kong Polytechnic University , Hung Hom, Kowloon , Hong Kong , China
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- Government Emerson College Affiliated with Bahauddin Zakariya University , Multan 60800 , Pakistan
- Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy , University of Cambridge , Cambridge CB3 0FS , U.K
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- Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Centre of Advanced Study, Indian Institute of Technology , Banaras Hindu University , Varanasi 221005 , India
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- Department of Nanotechnology , Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University , Fatehgarh Sahib 140406 , Punjab , India
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering , Hanyang University , 222 Wangsimni-Ro , Seoul 04763 , Republic of Korea
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering , Hanyang University , 222 Wangsimni-Ro , Seoul 04763 , Republic of Korea
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