Recent Advances in The Discovery of N‐Myristoyltransferase Inhibitors

C Zhao, S Ma - ChemMedChem, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
N‐Myristoyltransferase (NMT) is a cytosolic monomeric enzyme present in eukaryotes such
as fungi and protozoa, but is not found in prokaryotes. The attachment of a 14‐carbon …

Pharmacophore Modeling of Targets Infested with Activity Cliffs via Molecular Dynamics Simulation Coupled with QSAR and Comparison with other Pharmacophore …

A Abudayah, S Daoud, MA Al‐Sha'er… - Molecular …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Activity cliffs (ACs) are defined as pairs of structurally similar compounds with large
difference in their potencies against certain biotarget. We recently proposed that potent AC …

Elaborate ligand-based modeling coupled with QSAR analysis and in silico screening reveal new potent acetylcholinesterase inhibitors

S Abuhamdah, M Habash, MO Taha - Journal of computer-aided molecular …, 2013 - Springer
Inhibition of the enzyme acetylcholinesterase (AChE) has been shown to alleviate
neurodegenerative diseases prompting several attempts to discover and optimize new …

Combining molecular dynamics simulation and ligand-receptor contacts analysis as a new approach for pharmacophore modeling: beta-secretase 1 and check point …

MM Hatmal, S Jaber, MO Taha - Journal of computer-aided molecular …, 2016 - Springer
Ligand-based pharmacophore modeling require relatively long lists of active compounds,
while a pharmacophore based on a single ligand-receptor crystallographic structure is often …

Pharmacophore modeling of JAK1: a target infested with activity-cliffs

S Daoud, MO Taha - Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) is protein kinase involved in autoimmune diseases (AIDs).
JAK1 inhibitors have shown promising results in treating AIDs. JAK1 inhibitors are known to …

Simulated annealing molecular dynamics and ligand–receptor contacts analysis for pharmacophore modeling

MM Hatmal, MO Taha - Future Medicinal Chemistry, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Aim: Ligand-based pharmacophore modeling requires long list of inhibitors, while
pharmacophores based on single ligand–receptor crystallographic structure can be too …

Identification of novel inhibitors for Pim-1 kinase using pharmacophore modeling based on a novel method for selecting pharmacophore generation subsets

R Shahin, L Swellmeen, O Shaheen… - Journal of computer …, 2016 - Springer
Targeting Proviral integration-site of murine Moloney leukemia virus 1 kinase, hereafter
called Pim-1 kinase, is a promising strategy for treating different kinds of human cancer …

Discovery of novel Flt3 inhibitory chemotypes through extensive ligand-based and new structure-based pharmacophore modelling methods

RF Abutayeh, MO Taha - Journal of Molecular Graphics and Modelling, 2019 - Elsevier
Flt3 is an oncogenic kinase involved in different types of leukemia. It is most prominently
associated with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Flt3-specific inhibitors have shown …

Ligand-based modeling of diverse aryalkylamines yields new potent P-glycoprotein inhibitors

DA AlQudah, MA Zihlif, MO Taha - European journal of medicinal chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
The P-glycoprotein (P-gp) efflux pump has an important role as a natural detoxification
system in many types of normal and cancer cells. P-gp is implicated in multiple drug …

Multisubstituted benzo [b] furans through a copper-and/or palladium-catalyzed assembly and functionalization process

A Arcadi, F Blesi, S Cacchi, G Fabrizi, A Goggiamani… - Tetrahedron, 2013 - Elsevier
Full details as well as the study of the scope, limitations, and further elaboration of a
straightforward approach to the synthesis of 2, 5, 7-trisubstituted benzo [b] furans from 2 …