in silico Modeling of Curcumin Based Sulfonamides Inhibitors of the Human trans-Membrane Carbonic Anhydrase Isozyme, hCA IX by CoMSIA

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 306-309
Author(s):  
Sarvesh Datta Dixit ◽  
Shalini Singh

Carbonic anhydrases, hCAs IX and XII are applied as the markers of progression of the disease in many oxygen deficient tumours and their specially manoeuvred inhibition is directly related to containing the growth of both primary tumours and tumour growth of secondary nature. Ligand-based quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) studies were carried out on curcumin related, sulphonamide derivatives as inhibitors of human trans-membrane carbonic anhydrase isozyme, hCA IX by comparative molecular field similarity analysis (CoMSIA) implemented through the SYBYL package. The capacity of the model to predict coveted compound was evaluated using test set of three compounds. The best model created was found to be of choice as it showed a r2 value of 0.811 and a cross validated coefficient q2 value of 0.617 in tripos CoMSIA hydrophobic region. Results of the present study indicated that hydrophobic region factors play an important role in carbonic anhydrase hCA IX inhibition for compounds.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-41 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhash C. Basak ◽  
Apurba K. Bhattacharjee

Background: In view of many current mosquito-borne diseases there is a need for the design of novel repellents. Objective: The objective of this article is to review the results of the researches carried out by the authors in the computer-assisted design of novel mosquito repellents. Methods: Two methods in the computational design of repellents have been discussed: a) Quantitative Structure Activity Relationship (QSAR) studies from a set of repellents structurally related to DEET using computed mathematical descriptors, and b) Pharmacophore based modeling for design and discovery of novel repellent compounds including virtual screening of compound databases and synthesis of novel analogues. Results: Effective QSARs could be developed using mathematical structural descriptors. The pharmacophore based method is an effective tool for the discovery of new repellent molecules. Conclusion: Results reviewed in this article show that both QSAR and pharmacophore based methods can be used to design novel repellent molecules.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (7) ◽  
pp. 693
Author(s):  
Kalyan K. Sethi ◽  
KM Abha Mishra ◽  
Saurabh M. Verma ◽  
Daniela Vullo ◽  
Fabrizio Carta ◽  
...  

New derivatives were synthesised by reaction of amino-containing aromatic sulphonamides with mono-, bi-, and tricyclic anhydrides. These sulphonamides were investigated as human carbonic anhydrases (hCAs, EC 4.2.1.1) I, II, IX, and XII inhibitors. hCA I was inhibited with inhibition constants (Kis) ranging from 49 to >10,000 nM. The physiologically dominant hCA II was significantly inhibited by most of the sulphonamide with the Kis ranging between 2.4 and 4515 nM. hCA IX and hCA XII were inhibited by these sulphonamides in the range of 9.7 to 7766 nM and 14 to 316 nM, respectively. The structure–activity relationships (SAR) are rationalised with the help of molecular docking studies.


2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-98
Author(s):  
Nidaa Rasheed ◽  
Natalie J. Galant ◽  
Imre G. Csizmadia

<P>Introduction: Staph infection, caused by a bacterium known as Staphylococcus aureus, results in a range of diseases from cellulitis to meningitis. Dicoumarol compounds are now emerging as new anti-Staph infection agents as they possess a different chemical structure than compounds used in previous treatments, in order to combat antibiotic-resistant strains. However, it is unclear how such chemical modulations to the dicoumarol backbone structure achieve higher drug performance. Methods: The following review analyzed various quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) studies on dicoumarol compounds and compared them against the corresponding minimum inhibitory concentration and binding affinity values. Results: Compared to the antimicrobial activity, the dicoumarol derivatives with electron withdrawing substituents, CL, NO2, and CF3 showed an inverse correlation; whereas, the opposite was observed with electron donating compounds such as OH, OMe, and amine groups. Based on the interactions of dicoumarol at the active site, an “aromatic donor-acceptor” relationship was proposed as the method of action for this drug. Furthermore, substituent positioning on the benzene ring was found to exert a greater effect on the binding affinity, speculating that the mechanism of action is two characteristics based, needing, both, the proper aromatic pi-pi interaction for stabilization and direct binding to the OH group in the Tyrosine residue, affected by the steric hindrance. Conclusion: This foundational review can enhance productivity sought by the pharmaceutical agency to use combinational chemistry to increase the efficiency to discover new hits in the synthesis of dicoumarol drugs against Staph infection.</P>


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