An antipsychotic drug: Spectroscopic identification, structural features, DFT computations and molecular docking studies on 4-(methylamino)-3-nitrobenzoic acid

2019 ◽  
Vol 1196 ◽  
pp. 33-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Maria Julie ◽  
T. Prabhu ◽  
S. Sangeetha Margreat ◽  
D.R. Leenaraj ◽  
S. Periandy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Docking ◽  
Antipsychotic Drug ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Docking Studies ◽  
Molecular Docking Studies ◽  
Dft Computations ◽  
Nitrobenzoic Acid ◽  
Spectroscopic Identification

Homology Modeling of Mus Musculus CDK5 and Molecular Docking Studies with Flavonoids

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sowmya Suri ◽  
Rumana Waseem ◽  
Seshagiri Bandi ◽  
Sania Shaik
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Docking ◽  
3D Model ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Docking Studies ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Cyclin Dependent Kinase ◽  
Ligand Complex ◽  
Ligand Interaction ◽  
Molecular Docking Studies ◽  
Cyclin Dependent Kinase 5

A 3D model of Cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (CDK5) (Accession Number: Q543f6) is generated based on crystal structure of P. falciparum PFPK5-indirubin-5-sulphonate ligand complex (PDB ID: 1V0O) at 2.30 Å resolution was used as template. Protein-ligand interaction studies were performed with flavonoids to explore structural features and binding mechanism of flavonoids as CDK5 (Cyclin-dependent kinase 5) inhibitors. The modelled structure was selected on the basis of least modeler objective function. The model was validated by PROCHECK. The predicted 3D model is reliable with 93.0% of amino acid residues in core region of the Ramachandran plot. Molecular docking studies with flavonoids viz., Diosmetin, Eriodictyol, Fortuneletin, Apigenin, Ayanin, Baicalein, Chrysoeriol and Chrysosplenol-D with modelled protein indicate that Diosmetin is the best inhibitor containing docking score of -8.23 kcal/mol. Cys83, Lys89, Asp84. The compound Diosmetin shows interactions with Cys83, Lys89, and Asp84.

scholarly journals Antibacterial Activity and Molecular Docking Studies of a Selected Series of Hydroxy-3-arylcoumarins

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (15) ◽  
pp. 2815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pisano ◽  
Kumar ◽  
Medda ◽  
Gatto ◽  
Pal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Staphylococcus Aureus ◽  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Molecular Docking ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Docking Studies ◽  
Trna Synthetase ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Bacterial Strains ◽  
Active Compounds ◽  
Molecular Docking Studies

Antibiotic resistance is one of the main public health concerns of this century. This resistance is also associated with oxidative stress, which could contribute to the selection of resistant bacterial strains. Bearing this in mind, and considering that flavonoid compounds are well known for displaying both activities, we investigated a series of hydroxy-3-arylcoumarins with structural features of flavonoids for their antibacterial activity against different bacterial strains. Active compounds showed selectivity against the studied Gram-positive bacteria compared to Gram-negative bacteria. 5,7-Dihydroxy-3-phenylcoumarin (compound 8) displayed the best antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 11 g/mL, followed by Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA strain) and Listeria monocytogenes with MICs of 22 and 44 g/mL, respectively. Moreover, molecular docking studies performed on the most active compounds against Staphylococcus aureus tyrosyl-tRNA synthetase and topoisomerase II DNA gyrase revealed the potential binding mode of the ligands to the site of the appropriate targets. Preliminary structure–activity relationship studies showed that the antibacterial activity can be modulated by the presence of the 3-phenyl ring and by the position of the hydroxyl groups at the coumarin scaffold.

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