scholarly journals Biochemical evaluation and molecular docking assessment of Cymbopogon citratus as a natural source of acetylcholine esterase (AChE)- targeting insecticides

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 101175
Author(s):  
Titilayo Omolara Johnson ◽  
Oluwafemi Adeleke Ojo ◽  
Soala Ikiriko ◽  
Jesuseyifunmi Ogunkua ◽  
Gaius Olorunfemi Akinyemi ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
ABHISHEK BISWAL R ◽  
Riyaz Sharif S ◽  
Vivek Pazhamalai

Delivering a potential drug is a predominant challenge in medicinal chemistry.in this study, bio organic compounds of Cymbopogon citratus was screened by analysing physiochemical properties like solubility, permeability, efficacy, toxicity, and metabolic stability. The optimization of drug potential against virulent protein was calculated by using docking algorithm Autodock 4.2.3. Structure based ligand docking reveals that the compounds having better inhibition potential against virulent enzymes with insoluble and impermeable activities. The organic compounds of Cymbopogon citratus were screened using Lipinski rule of five and ADME/T prediction for drug likeliness. The structure based ligand docking was done between bioactive compounds of plant and virulent protein that cause diseases. The interaction was visualized using Discovery studio and was studies. The molecular docking of bioactive compounds resulted in better inhibition potential with controlled lipophilicity level, without causing toxicity that harms the natural habitat of humans. The compounds, 1,3,4-trimethyl -3cyclohexene-1-carboxaldehyde exhibit binding energy -4.70 Kcal/mol followed by β-myrcene – 4.35 Kcal/mol and Geraniol -4.35 Kcal/mol. Hence, structure based ligand docking and in silico ADME/T studies revealed that the compounds have better inhibition potential against Apolipoprotein by improving the prediction of drug compounds.


2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (7) ◽  
pp. 414-422 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soo Youn Lee ◽  
Woo-Ri Shin ◽  
Simranjeet Singh Sekhon ◽  
Jin-Pyo Lee ◽  
Young-Chang Kim ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
pp. 108436
Author(s):  
Amina Yusuf Jega ◽  
Musa Ismail Abdullahi ◽  
Aliyu M. Musa ◽  
Haruna A. Kaita ◽  
Vuyisa Mzozoyana ◽  
...  

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 6
Author(s):  
Saghir Abbas ◽  
Sumera Zaib ◽  
Saqib Ali ◽  
Jamshed Iqbal

Objective: The synthesis, characterization, 15-LOX inhibition and molecular docking studies of a commercially available NSAID, flurbiprofen and its derivatives. Study Design: Experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at Quaid-i-Azam University and Centre for Advanced Drug Research COMSATS University Islamabad, Abottabad Campus from March 2019 to February 2020. Materials and Methods: The structural elucidation of the compounds (2-5) was carried out using infrared, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopic studies. The structure of 4-amino-5-(1-(2-fluorobiphenyl-4-yl)-ethyl)-4H-1,2,4- triazole-3-thione (5) was also verified by single crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD) studies. Results: The most potent inhibitor for 15-LOX (2) has an IC50value of0.18 ± 0.01 μM. Molecular docking results of 1, 2, 3 and cognate ligand inside the active site of 15-LOX (PDB ID: 1IK3) revealed significant correlation. Conclusion: This work represents cost-effective, reproducible and facile conversion of an aromatic monocarboxylic acid into potent derivatives.The molecules 2-(2-fluorobiphenyl-4-yl) propanoic acid (1) and its derivatives (2-5) possess 15-LOX inhibition and can be a prospective therapeutic target for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.


Heliyon ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. e03893
Author(s):  
Titilayo Omolara Johnson ◽  
Kenneth Daniel Odoh ◽  
Charles Obiora Nwonuma ◽  
Augustina Oduje Akinsanmi ◽  
Abayomi Emmanuel Adegboyega

Author(s):  
Anne M. Klinkner ◽  
Crystal R. Waites ◽  
Peter J. Bugelski ◽  
William D. Kerns

A primary effort in the understanding of the progression of atherosclerotic disease has been methods development for visualization of the atherosclerotic plaque. We introduce a new method for the qualitative analysis of lipids in atherosclerotic fatty streaks which also retains those lipids for biochemical evaluation. An original aspect of the process is the ability to view an entire fatty streak en face, selectively stained for specific lipid classes within the lesion.New Zealand white rabbits were fed a high cholesterol diet(0.15%-0.3% for 14 wks). The aorta was removed and fixed in Carson's phosphate buffered formaldehyde followed by dual staining in the fluorescent dyes Nile red and filipin. Stock solutions of nile red(0.5mg/ml acetone) and filipin(2.5mg/ml dimethyl formamide) were prepared and kept at -20°C; all subsequent steps were at RT. 0.5cm × 1.0cm pieces of aorta were trimmed and adventitia removed. The pieces were then washed 3×15 min in PBS w/o CaMg, soaked in Nile red(NR)/filipin(Fl) stain(100(il NR stock + 200μl Fl stock in 10 ml PBS for 30 min, washed in PBS 3×30 min, rinsed with distilled water, mounted(Crystal Mount, Biomedia) and coverslipped and viewed by fluorescence microscopy.


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