Molecular docking, simulation and MM-PBSA studies of nigella sativa compounds: a computational quest to identify potential natural antiviral for COVID-19 treatment

S Ahmad, HW Abbasi, S Shahid, S Gul… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Nigella sativa or black seed is used as a medicinal plant around the globe. Oil and seeds
have a long tradition of folklore use in various medicinal and food systems. The conventional …

Neuroendocrine mechanisms of aggression in rodents.

NS Rieger, CD Guoynes, PK Monari… - Motivation …, 2022 - psycnet.apa.org
Exploration into the biological bases of aggression has demonstrated the existence of many
forms of aggression. Here we investigate the neuroendocrine bases of these types of …

Immunoinformatics characterization of SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein for prioritization of epitope based multivalent peptide vaccine

S Ismail, S Ahmad, SS Azam - Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2020 - Elsevier
The COVID-19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2 is a public health emergency of
international concern and thus calling for the development of effective and safe therapeutics …

Binding mode analysis, dynamic simulation and binding free energy calculations of the MurF ligase from Acinetobacter baumannii

S Ahmad, S Raza, R Uddin, SS Azam - Journal of Molecular Graphics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
MurF ligase catalyzes the final cytoplasmic step of bacterial peptidoglycan biosynthesis and,
as such, is a validated target for therapeutic intervention. Herein, we performed molecular …

Rational design of nanostructured copper phosphate nanoflakes supported niobium carbide for the selective electrochemical detection of melatonin

A Santhan, KY Hwa - ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022 - ACS Publications
In the present study, we have designed a highly conductive electrode material niobium
carbide (NbC) entangled with copper phosphate (Cu3P2O8). The combined features of the …

Combating tigecycline resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: A leap forward towards multi-epitope based vaccine discovery

S Ahmad, KE Ranaghan, SS Azam - European Journal of Pharmaceutical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Global emergence of Tigecycline resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (TRAB) is on the
horizon and poses a very serious threat to human health. There is a pressing demand for …

Integrated computer-aided drug design and biophysical simulation approaches to determine natural anti-bacterial compounds for Acinetobacter baumannii

RAH Almihyawi, ZT Naman, HMH Al-Hasani… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Acinetobacter baumannii is a nosocomial bacterial pathogen and is responsible for a wide
range of diseases including pneumonia, necrotizing fasciitis, meningitis, and sepsis. The …

Virtual screening and hit selection of natural compounds as acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

M Atanasova, I Dimitrov, S Ivanov, B Georgiev… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is one of the classical targets in the treatment of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Inhibition of AChE slows down the hydrolysis of acetycholine and increases …

Molecular dynamics simulation studies of novel β-lactamase inhibitor

FU Haq, A Abro, S Raza, KR Liedl, SS Azam - Journal of Molecular …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract New Delhi Metallo-β-Lactamase-1 (NDM-1) has drawn great attention due to its
diverse antibiotic resistant activity. It can hydrolyze almost all clinically available β-lactam …

Discovery of potential antiviral compounds against hendra virus by targeting its receptor-binding protein (G) using computational approaches

F Ahmad, A Albutti, MH Tariq, G Din, M Tahir ul Qamar… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hendra virus (HeV) belongs to the paramyxoviridae family of viruses which is associated
with the respiratory distress, neurological illness, and potential fatality of the affected …