scholarly journals Repurposing the Combination Drug of Favipiravir, Hydroxychloroquine and Oseltamivir as a Potential Inhibitor Against SARS-CoV-2: A Computational Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pooja Yadav ◽  
PAPIA CHOWDHURY
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
Receptor Protein ◽  
Interaction Energies ◽  
Combination Drug ◽  
Hydrogen Bond Interaction ◽  
Energy Interaction ◽  
Combination Drugs ◽  
The World

Abstract The virus SARS-CoV-2 has created a situation of global emergency all over the world from the last few months. We are witnessing a helpless situation due to COVID-19 as no vaccine or drug is effective against the disease. In the present study, we have tested the repurposing efficacy of some currently used combination drugs against COVID-19. We have tried to understand the mechanism of action of some repurposed drugs:Favipiravir (F), Hydroxychloroquine (H) and Oseltamivir (O). The ADME analysis have suggested strong inhibitory possibility of F, H, O combination towards receptor protein of 3CLpro of SARS-CoV-2 virus. The strong binding affinity, number of hydrogen bond interaction between inhibitor, receptor and lower inhibition constant computed from molecular docking validated the better complexation possibility of F + H + O:3CLprocombination. Various thermodynamical output from Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations like potential energy (Eg), temperature (T), density, pressure, SASA energy, interaction energies, Gibbs free energy (ΔGbind) etc., also favored the complexation between F + H + O and CoV-2 protease. Our in-silico results have recommended the strong candidature of combination drugs Favipiravir, Hydroxychloroquine and Oseltamivir as a potential lead inhibitor for targeting SARS-CoV-2 infections.

scholarly journals A molecular dynamics simulation study of the ACE2 receptor with screened natural inhibitors to identify novel drug candidate against COVID-19

PeerJ ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. e11171
Author(s):  
Neha Srivastava ◽  
Prekshi Garg ◽  
Prachi Srivastava ◽  
Prahlad Kishore Seth
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Molecular Docking ◽  
Molecular Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Cinnamic Acid ◽  
Simulation Study ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Receptor Protein ◽  
Novel Therapeutic

Background & Objectives The massive outbreak of Novel Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has turned out to be a serious global health issue worldwide. Currently, no drugs or vaccines are available for the treatment of COVID-19. The current computational study was attempted to identify a novel therapeutic inhibitor against novel SARS-CoV-2 using in silico drug discovery pipeline. Methods In the present study, the human angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) receptor was the target for the designing of drugs against the deadly virus. The 3D structure of the receptor was modeled & validated using a Swiss-model, Procheck & Errat server. A molecular docking study was performed between a group of natural & synthetic compounds having proven anti-viral activity with ACE2 receptor using Autodock tool 1.5.6. The molecular dynamics simulation study was performed using Desmond v 12 to evaluate the stability and interaction of the ACE2 receptor with a ligand. Results Based on the lowest binding energy, confirmation, and H-bond interaction, cinnamic acid (−5.20 kcal/mol), thymoquinone (−4.71 kcal/mol), and andrographolide (Kalmegh) (−4.00 kcal/mol) were screened out showing strong binding affinity to the active site of ACE2 receptor. MD simulations suggest that cinnamic acid, thymoquinone, and andrographolide (Kalmegh) could efficiently activate the biological pathway without changing the conformation in the binding site of the ACE2 receptor. The bioactivity and drug-likeness properties of compounds show their better pharmacological property and safer to use. Interpretation & Conclusions The study concludes the high potential of cinnamic acid, thymoquinone, and andrographolide against the SARS-CoV-2 ACE2 receptor protein. Thus, the molecular docking and MD simulation study will aid in understanding the molecular interaction between ligand and receptor binding site, thereby leading to novel therapeutic intervention.

scholarly journals Computational Study of C-X-C Chemokine Receptor (CXCR)3 Binding with Its Natural Agonists Chemokine (C-X-C Motif) Ligand (CXCL)9, 10 and 11 and with Synthetic Antagonists: Insights of Receptor Activation towards Drug Design for Vitiligo

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (19) ◽  
pp. 4413
Author(s):  
Giovanny Aguilera-Durán ◽  
Antonio Romo-Mancillas
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
Receptor Activation ◽  
Activation Mechanism ◽  
Coarse Grained ◽  
Dimensional Structure ◽  
Cytotoxic Lymphocytes ◽  
Ligand Interaction ◽  
Α Subunit

Vitiligo is a hypopigmentary skin pathology resulting from the death of melanocytes due to the activity of CD8+ cytotoxic lymphocytes and overexpression of chemokines. These include CXCL9, CXCL10, and CXCL11 and its receptor CXCR3, both in peripheral cells of the immune system and in the skin of patients diagnosed with vitiligo. The three-dimensional structure of CXCR3 and CXCL9 has not been reported experimentally; thus, homology modeling and molecular dynamics could be useful for the study of this chemotaxis-promoter axis. In this work, a homology model of CXCR3 and CXCL9 and the structure of the CXCR3/Gαi/0βγ complex with post-translational modifications of CXCR3 are reported for the study of the interaction of chemokines with CXCR3 through all-atom (AA-MD) and coarse-grained molecular dynamics (CG-MD) simulations. AA-MD and CG-MD simulations showed the first activation step of the CXCR3 receptor with all chemokines and the second activation step in the CXCR3-CXCL10 complex through a decrease in the distance between the chemokine and the transmembrane region of CXCR3 and the separation of the βγ complex from the α subunit in the G-protein. Additionally, a general protein–ligand interaction model was calculated, based on known antagonists binding to CXCR3. These results contribute to understanding the activation mechanism of CXCR3 and the design of new molecules that inhibit chemokine binding or antagonize the receptor, provoking a decrease of chemotaxis caused by the CXCR3/chemokines axis.

A-Site Distribution in La1−xSrxMnO3: a Computational Study

2008 ◽  
Vol 1074 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yun Hee Jang ◽  
François Gervais ◽  
Yves Lansac
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Quantum Mechanics ◽  
Colossal Magnetoresistance ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Mixed Valence ◽  
Magnetic Tunnel Junction ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
Site Distribution ◽  
Mixed Valence Manganites ◽  
A Site

ABSTRACTThe possibility of an A-site (La3+/Sr2+) ordering in a colossal magnetoresistance manganite (CMR) La3/4Sr1/4MnO3 was explored using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations with a newly developed force field (FF) and quantum mechanics (QM) calculations on the structures obtained from MD. The calculated degrees of stabilization (enthalpy gain) of various patterns of A-site ordering are not significant enough to overcome the accompanying entropy loss, supporting the random A-site distribution in La3/4Sr1/4MnO3. This approach combining MD and QM as well as the versatile FF developed in this study should be useful to investigate the structures and functions of magnetic tunnel junction devices involving mixed-valence manganites.

scholarly journals Simulating Absorption Spectra of Flavonoids in Aqueous Solution: A Polarizable QM/MM Study

Molecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (24) ◽  
pp. 5853
Author(s):  
Sulejman Skoko ◽  
Matteo Ambrosetti ◽  
Tommaso Giovannini ◽  
Chiara Cappelli
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Aqueous Solution ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Force Field ◽  
Absorption Spectra ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
Quantum Mechanical ◽  
Hydrogen Bonding Interactions

We present a detailed computational study of the UV/Vis spectra of four relevant flavonoids in aqueous solution, namely luteolin, kaempferol, quercetin, and myricetin. The absorption spectra are simulated by exploiting a fully polarizable quantum mechanical (QM)/molecular mechanics (MM) model, based on the fluctuating charge (FQ) force field. Such a model is coupled with configurational sampling obtained by performing classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The calculated QM/FQ spectra are compared with the experiments. We show that an accurate reproduction of the UV/Vis spectra of the selected flavonoids can be obtained by appropriately taking into account the role of configurational sampling, polarization, and hydrogen bonding interactions.

scholarly journals Critical Sequence Hot-spots for Binding of nCOV-2019 to ACE2 as Evaluated by Molecular Simulations

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahdi Ghorbani ◽  
Bernard R. Brooks ◽  
Jeffery B. Klauda
Keyword(s):  
Md Simulations ◽  
Host Cells ◽  
Cell Surface Receptor ◽  
Receptor Protein ◽  
Structural Mechanism ◽  
The World ◽  
Surface Receptor ◽  
Escape Mutants ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Novel Coronavirus

AbstractThe novel coronavirus (nCOV-2019) outbreak has put the world on edge, causing millions of cases and hundreds of thousands of deaths all around the world, as of June 2020, let alone the societal and economic impacts of the crisis. The spike protein of nCOV-2019 resides on the virion’s surface mediating coronavirus entry into host cells by binding its receptor binding domain (RBD) to the host cell surface receptor protein, angiotensin converter enzyme (ACE2). Our goal is to provide a detailed structural mechanism of how nCOV-2019 recognizes and establishes contacts with ACE2 and its difference with an earlier coronavirus SARS-COV in 2002 via extensive molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Numerous mutations have been identified in the RBD of nCOV-2019 strains isolated from humans in different parts of the world. In this study, we investigated the effect of these mutations as well as other Ala-scanning mutations on the stability of RBD/ACE2 complex. It is found that most of the naturally-occurring mutations to the RBD either strengthen or have the same binding affinity to ACE2 as the wild-type nCOV-2019. This may have implications for high human-to-human transmission of coronavirus in regions where these mutations have been found as well as any vaccine design endeavors since these mutations could act as antibody escape mutants. Furthermore, in-silico Ala-scanning and long-timescale MD simulations, highlight the crucial role of the residues at the interface of RBD and ACE2 that may be used as potential pharmacophores for any drug development endeavors. From an evolutional perspective, this study also identifies how the virus has evolved from its predecessor SARS-COV and how it could further evolve to become more infectious.

scholarly journals How membrane lipids influence plasma delivery of reactive oxygen species into cells and subsequent DNA damage: an experimental and computational study

2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (35) ◽  
pp. 19327-19341 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonas Van der Paal ◽  
Sung-Ha Hong ◽  
Maksudbek Yusupov ◽  
Nishtha Gaur ◽  
Jun-Seok Oh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Reactive Oxygen Species ◽  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Dna Damage ◽  
Lipid Oxidation ◽  
Membrane Lipids ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
Phospholipid Vesicle ◽  
Oxygen Species ◽  
Lipid Packing

The combination of phospholipid vesicle experiments and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations illustrate how lipid oxidation, lipid packing and rafts formation may influence the response of healthy and diseased cell membranes to plasma-derived RONS.

Simulating Surfactant-Iron Oxide Interfaces: From Density Functional Theory to Molecular Dynamics

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Ayestaran Latorre ◽  
James Ewen ◽  
Chiara Gattinoni ◽  
Daniele Dini
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Iron Oxide ◽  
Dft Calculations ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
Oxide Surfaces ◽  
Interaction Energies ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Oxide Interfaces

<div>Understanding the behaviour of surfactant molecules on iron oxide surfaces is important for many industrial applications. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of such systems have been limited by the absence of a force-feild (FF) which accurately describes the molecule-surface interactions. In this study, interaction energies from density functional theory (DFT) + U calculations with a van der Waals functional are used to parameterize a classical FF for MD simulations of amide surfactants on iron oxide surfaces. The Original FF, which was derived using mixing rules and surface Lennard-Jones (LJ) parameters developed for nonpolar molecules, were shown to signi cantly underestimate the adsorption energy and overestimate the equilibrium adsorption distance compared to DFT. Conversely, the Optimized FF showed excellent agreement with the interaction energies obtained from DFT calculations for a wide range of surface coverages and molecular conformations near to and adsorbed on a-Fe2O3(0001). This was facilitated through the use of a Morse potential for strong chemisorption interactions, modi fied LJ parameters for weaker physisorption interactions, and adjusted partial charges for the electrostatic interactions. The Original FF and Optimized FF were compared in classical nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulations of amide molecules con fined between iron oxide surfaces. When the Optimized FF was employed, the amide molecules were pulled closer to the surface and the orientation of the headgroups was more similar to that observed in the DFT calculations compared to the Original FF. The Optimized FF proposed here facilitates classical MD simulations of amide-iron oxide interfaces in which the interactions are representative of accurate DFT calculations.</div>

EXPLORING THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF H5N1 HEMAGGLUTININ BINDING WITH CATECHINS IN GREEN TEA: A FLEXIBLE DOCKING AND MOLECULAR DYNAMICS STUDY

2012 ◽  
Vol 11 (01) ◽  
pp. 111-125 ◽  
Author(s):  
JUNXING LIU ◽  
ZHIWEI YANG ◽  
SHUQIU WANG ◽  
LEI LIU ◽  
GUANG CHEN ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Functional Groups ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Epigallocatechin Gallate ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
Interaction Energies ◽  
Flexible Docking ◽  
Epicatechin Gallate ◽  
Inhibitory Activities ◽  
Near Future

The influenza A (H5N1) virus attracts a worldwide attention and calls for the urgent development of novel antiviral drugs. In this study, explicitly solvated flexible docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were used to study the interactions between the H5N1 sub-type hemagglutinin (HA) and various catechin compounds, including EC ([–]-epicatechin), EGC ([–]-epigallocatechin), ECG ([–]-epicatechin gallate) and EGCG ([–]-epigallocatechin gallate). The four compounds have respective binding specificities and their interaction energies with HA decrease in the order of EGCG (-133.52) > ECG (-111.11) > EGC (-97.94) > EC (-83.39). Units in kcal mol-1. Residues IleA267, LysA269, ArgB68 and GluB78 play important roles during all the binding processes. EGCG has the best bioactivity and shows potential as a lead compound. Besides, the importance was clarified for the functional groups it was revealed that the C5′ hydroxyl and trihydroxybenzoic acid groups are crucial for the catechin inhibitory activities, especially the latter. Combined with the structural and property analyses, this work also proposed the way to effectively modify the functional groups of EGCG. The experimental efforts are expected in order to actualize the catechin derivatives as novel anti-influenza agents in the near future.

scholarly journals Simulating Surfactant-Iron Oxide Interfaces: From Density Functional Theory to Molecular Dynamics

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlos Ayestaran Latorre ◽  
James Ewen ◽  
Chiara Gattinoni ◽  
Daniele Dini
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Iron Oxide ◽  
Dft Calculations ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
Oxide Surfaces ◽  
Interaction Energies ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Oxide Interfaces

<div>Understanding the behaviour of surfactant molecules on iron oxide surfaces is important for many industrial applications. Molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of such systems have been limited by the absence of a force-feild (FF) which accurately describes the molecule-surface interactions. In this study, interaction energies from density functional theory (DFT) + U calculations with a van der Waals functional are used to parameterize a classical FF for MD simulations of amide surfactants on iron oxide surfaces. The Original FF, which was derived using mixing rules and surface Lennard-Jones (LJ) parameters developed for nonpolar molecules, were shown to signi cantly underestimate the adsorption energy and overestimate the equilibrium adsorption distance compared to DFT. Conversely, the Optimized FF showed excellent agreement with the interaction energies obtained from DFT calculations for a wide range of surface coverages and molecular conformations near to and adsorbed on a-Fe2O3(0001). This was facilitated through the use of a Morse potential for strong chemisorption interactions, modi fied LJ parameters for weaker physisorption interactions, and adjusted partial charges for the electrostatic interactions. The Original FF and Optimized FF were compared in classical nonequilibrium molecular dynamics (NEMD) simulations of amide molecules con fined between iron oxide surfaces. When the Optimized FF was employed, the amide molecules were pulled closer to the surface and the orientation of the headgroups was more similar to that observed in the DFT calculations compared to the Original FF. The Optimized FF proposed here facilitates classical MD simulations of amide-iron oxide interfaces in which the interactions are representative of accurate DFT calculations.</div>

scholarly journals Computational study on Strontium ion modified Fibronectin-Hydroxyapatite interaction

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subhadip Basu ◽  
Bikramjit Basu ◽  
Prabal Kumar Maiti
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Dynamics ◽  
Surface Modification ◽  
Root Mean Square ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Biological Response ◽  
Md Simulations ◽  
Dynamics Simulation ◽  
Cell Surface Receptor ◽  
Isomorphic Substitution ◽  
Mean Square

Protein adsorption is the first key step in cell-material interaction. The initial phase of such adsorption process can only be probed using modelling approaches like molecular dynamics (MD) simulation. Despite a large number of studies on the adsorption behaviour of proteins on different biomaterials including hydroxyapatite (HA); little attention has been paid towards quantitative assessment of the effects of various physicochemical influencers like surface modification, pH, and ionic strength. Among these factors, surface modification through isomorphic substitution of foreign ions inside the apatite structure is of particular interest in the context of protein-HA interaction as it is widely used to tailor the biological response of HA. Given this background, we present here the molecular-level understanding of fibronectin (FN) adsorption mechanism and kinetics on Sr2+-doped HA (001) surface, at 300K by means of all atom molecular dynamics simulation. Electrostatic interaction involved in adsorption of FN on HA was found to be significantly modified in presence of Sr2+ doping in apatite lattice. In harmony with the published experimental observations, the Sr-doped surface was found to better support FN adhesion compared to pure HA, with 10 mol% Sr-doped HA exhibiting best FN adsorption. Sr2+ ions also influence the stability of the secondary structure of FN, as observed from the root mean square deviation (RMSD) and root mean square fluctuation (RMSF) analysis. The presence of Sr2+ enhances the flexibility of specific residues (residue no. 20-44, 74-88) of the FN module. Rupture forces to disentangle FN from the biomaterials surface, obtained from steered molecular dynamics (SMD) simulations, were found to corroborate well with the results of equilibrium MD simulations. One particular observation is that, the availability of RGD motif for the interaction with cell surface receptor integrin is not significantly influenced by Sr2+ substitution. Summarizing, the present work establishes a quantitative foundation towards the molecular basis of the earlier experimentally validated better cytocompatibility of Sr-doped HA.

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