scholarly journals The Effect of Thespesia populnea Against Plasmodium falciparum Enoyl Acyl Carrier Protein Reductase Receptor by Study In Silico

Author(s):  
I Made Prasetya Kurniawan ◽  
Prawesty Diah Utami ◽  
Risma Risma

Indonesia is a country that has abundant natural resources; one of them is the Baru laut plant which is the latest breakthrough because it has an active substance that can be used as an anti-malaria medicine. It is very beneficial because there has been a case of resistance of artemisinin derivatives in Indonesia. The purpose of this study was to determine the potential of active compounds in Baru laut plants (Thespesia populnea (L.) Soland ex. Correa) against the Plasmodium falciparum enoyl acyl carrier protein reductase receptor in P. falciparum through in silico studies. This research is purely experimental using the One-Shot Experimental Study research design method. Observations were only made once between the variables studied through three analyzes, namely prediction analysis of active compound content, prediction analysis of the mechanism of action of active compound content, and prediction analysis of ADME active compound. The study results show that there are three active compounds in Baru laut plants that have antimalarial potential. The three compounds include gossypol, linoleic acid, and beta-sitosterol, have their respective potential in becoming a malaria drug. This study concludes that Baru laut plants have potential as anti-malaria drugs.

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (17) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Berwi Fazri Pamudi ◽  
Azizahwati Azizahwati ◽  
Arry Yanuar

  Objective: Malaria is a parasitic infection that causes worldwide health problems. The absence of an effective vaccine and Plasmodium strains that are resistant to antimalarial drugs emphasize the importance of developing new chemotherapeutic agents. The use of computers for in-silico screening, or virtual screening, is currently being developed as a method for discovering antimalarial drugs. One of the enzymes that can support the development of the malaria parasite is the Plasmodium falciparum enoyl-acyl carrier protein reductase (PfENR). Inhibition of these enzymes leads to Type II lipid biosynthesis inhibition on the parasite.Methods: This research investigates the use of virtual screening to find PfENR inhibitor candidates. A molecular docking method using GOLD software and the medicinal plants in Indonesia database will be used. This target has been optimized by the removal of residues and the addition of charge. Ligand is expected to be an inhibitor of PfENR.Results: In-silico screening, or virtual screening, found that the top five compounds with the highest GOLD score at trial are kaempferol 3-rhamnosyl- (1-3)-rhamnosyl-(1-6)-glucoside; cyanidin 3,5-di-(6-malonylglucoside); 8-hydroxyapigenin 8-(2’’, 4’’-disulfato glucuronide); epigallocatechin 3,5,-di- O-gallat; quercetin 3,4’-dimethyl ether 7-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl-(1-6)-glucoside. They had GOLD scores of 94.73, 95.90, 86.46, 85.39, and 84.40, respectively.Conclusions: There are two candidate inhibitor compounds from tea (Camellia sinensis), which have potential for development as an antimalarial drug, which are kaempferol 3-rhamnosyl-(1-3)-rhamnosyl-(1-6)-glucoside and epigallocatechin 3,5,-di-O-gallate, with a GOLD score of 94.73 and 85.39, respectively.


2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 127
Author(s):  
Nya Daniaty Malau ◽  
St Fatimah Azzahra

Malaria is one of problematic infectious diseases worldwide. The absence of an effective vaccine and the spread of drug resistant strains of Plasmodium clearly indicate the necessity for the deveploment of new chemotherapeutic agents. Recent method being developed is searching a new drug of antimalarial using in silico screening, or also known as virtual screening. One of enzyme target that important for growth of the malaria parasite is Plasmodium falciparum Enoyl Acyl Carrier Protein Reductase (PfENR). Inhibition of this enzyme cause the fatty acid biosynthesis type II will be terminated. In this research, in silico screening was performed using AUTODOCK VINA software to find inhibitor candidates of PfENR by using ligands from the database of Medicinal Plants in Indonesia. On the AUTODOCK VINA software moleculer docking experiments were performed between ligands and macromolecule target PfENR. This target that has been optimized with residue removal and charges addition. Ligand is expected to be the PfENR inhibitors.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Apurba Dutta ◽  
Priyanka Trivedi ◽  
Dipshikha Gogoi ◽  
Pankaj Chetia ◽  
Vinita Chaturvedi ◽  
...  

Abstract In vitro anti-tubercular activity of a series of 15 novel 2,3-dihydroquinazolin-4(1H)-one analogues were evaluated against Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Ra (ATCC 25177 strain). Among the series, seven compounds showed moderate to good anti-TB activity with minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values ranging from 25.0-12.5 μg/mL. Further, in silico experiments were carried out to identify the probable ligand-protein interaction. Molecular docking of the target compounds into the active site of enzymes 1DQY Antigen 85C from Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and 2NSD Enoyl Acyl Carrier Protein Reductase reveals notable information on the possible binding interactions.


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 1114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaymaa Al-Majmaie ◽  
Lutfun Nahar ◽  
M. Mukhlesur Rahman ◽  
Sushmita Nath ◽  
Priyanka Saha ◽  
...  

Ruta chalepensis L. (Rutaceae), a perennial herb with wild and cultivated habitats, is well known for its traditional uses as an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic agent, and in the treatment of rheumatism, nerve diseases, neuralgia, dropsy, convulsions and mental disorders. The antimicrobial activities of the crude extracts from the fruits, leaves, stem and roots of R. chalepensis were initially evaluated against two Gram-positive and two Gram-negative bacterial strains and a strain of the fungus Candida albicans. Phytochemical investigation afforded 19 compounds, including alkaloids, coumarins, flavonoid glycosides, a cinnamic acid derivative and a long-chain alkane. These compounds were tested against a panel of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) strains, i.e., ATCC 25923, SA-1199B, XU212, MRSA-274819 and EMRSA-15. The MIC values of the active compounds, chalepin (9), chalepensin (10), rutamarin (11), rutin 3′-methyl ether (14), rutin 7,4′-dimethyl ether (15), 6-hydroxy-rutin 3′,7-dimethyl ether (16) and arborinine (18) were in the range of 32–128 µg/mL against the tested MRSA strains. Compounds 10 and 16 were the most active compounds from R. chalepensis, and were active against four out of six tested MRSA strains, and in silico studies were performed on these compounds. The anti-MRSA activity of compound 16 was comparable to that of the positive control norfloxacin (MICs 32 vs 16 μg/mL, respectively) against the MRSA strain XU212, which is a Kuwaiti hospital isolate that possesses the TetK tetracycline efflux pump. This is the first report on the anti-MRSA property of compounds isolated from R. chalepensis and relevant in silico studies on the most active compounds.


2011 ◽  
Vol 176 (2) ◽  
pp. 238-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Koustav Maity ◽  
Bharat Somireddy Venkata ◽  
Neha Kapoor ◽  
Namita Surolia ◽  
Avadhesha Surolia ◽  
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