Identifying molecular targets of Aspiletrein-derived steroidal saponins in lung cancer using network pharmacology and molecular docking-based assessments

I Iksen, W Witayateeraporn, T Wirojwongchai… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Lung cancer is one of the leading cancers and causes of cancer-related deaths worldwide.
Due to its high prevalence and mortality rate, its clinical management remains a significant …

Molecular docking and molecular dynamics aided virtual search of OliveNet™ Directory for Secoiridoids to combat SARS-CoV-2 infection and associated …

N Thangavel, M Al Bratty, HA Al Hazmi… - Frontiers in molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Molecular docking and molecular dynamics aided virtual search of OliveNet™ directory
identified potential secoiridoids that combat SARS-CoV-2 entry, replication, and associated …

A computational approach applied to the study of potential allosteric inhibitors protease NS2B/NS3 from dengue virus

RA Costa, JAP Rocha, AS Pinheiro, ASS Costa… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dengue virus (DENV) is a danger to more than 400 million people in the world, and there is
no specific treatment. Thus, there is an urgent need to develop an effective method to …

Molecular dynamics simulations for the protein–ligand complex structures obtained by computational docking studies using implicit or explicit solvents

K Kato, T Nakayoshi, E Kurimoto, A Oda - Chemical Physics Letters, 2021 - Elsevier
Computational docking programs generally predict many candidates for ligand poses, and
only one or few poses should be selected for later drug design. In this study, we performed …

Factual insights of the allosteric inhibition mechanism of SARS-CoV-2 main protease by quercetin: an in silico analysis

S Verma, AK Pandey - 3 Biotech, 2021 - Springer
Abstract SARS-CoV-2 main protease (M pro) cleaves the viral polypeptide 1a and 1ab in a
site-specific ((LQ|(S, A, G)) manner and produce functional enzymes for mediating viral …

Docking cyclic peptides formed by a disulfide bond through a hierarchical strategy

H Tao, X Zhao, K Zhang, P Lin, SY Huang - Bioinformatics, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Motivation Cyclization is a common strategy to enhance the therapeutic potential of
peptides. Many cyclic peptide drugs have been approved for clinical use, in which the …

Efficient 3D conformer generation of cyclic peptides formed by a disulfide bond

H Tao, Q Wu, X Zhao, P Lin, SY Huang - Journal of Cheminformatics, 2022 - Springer
Cyclic peptides formed by disulfide bonds have been one large group of common drug
candidates in drug development. Structural information of a peptide is essential to …

Comparative modelling studies of fruit bromelain using molecular dynamics simulation

WC Pang, ANM Ramli, AAA Hamid - Journal of molecular modeling, 2020 - Springer
Fruit bromelain is a cysteine protease accumulated in pineapple fruits. This proteolytic
enzyme has received high demand for industrial and therapeutic applications. In this study …

A computational odyssey: uncovering classical β-lactamase inhibitors in dry fruits

A Javid, M Ahmed - Journal of Biomolecular Structure and …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
In the antibacterial arsenal, β-lactams have held a prominent position, but increasing
resistance due to unauthorized use and genetic factors requires new strategies. Combining …

A comparative study of 5-fluorouracil, doxorubicin, methotrexate, paclitaxel for their inhibition ability for Mpro of nCoV: Molecular docking and molecular dynamics …

MB Singh, VK Vishvakarma, AA Lal, R Chandra… - Journal of the Indian …, 2022 - Elsevier
The new corona virus (nCoV) is aetiological agent responsible for the viral pneumonia
epidemic. Three is no specific therapeutic medicines available for the treatment of this …