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  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,662 Views
19 Pages

Design and Evaluation of Indole-Based Schiff Bases as α-Glucosidase Inhibitors: CNN-Enhanced Docking, MD Simulations, ADMET Profiling, and SAR Analysis

  • Seema K. Bhagwat,
  • Sachin V. Patil,
  • Abraham Vidal-Limon,
  • J. Oscar C. Jimenez-Halla and ,
  • Balasaheb K. Ghotekar,
  • Vivek D. Bobade,
  • Irving David Pérez-Landa,
  • Enrique Delgado-Alvarado,
  • Fabiola Hernández-Rosas and
  • Tushar Janardan Pawar
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

8 September 2025

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remains a global health challenge, prompting the development of novel α-glucosidase inhibitors (AGIs) to regulate postprandial hyperglycemia. This study reports the design, synthesis, and evaluation of indole-bas...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 10th Anniversary of the Bioorganic Chemistry Section of Molecules)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,244 Views
17 Pages

Iodinated Salicylhydrazone Derivatives as Potent α-Glucosidase Inhibitors: Synthesis, Enzymatic Activity, Molecular Modeling, and ADMET Profiling

  • Seema K. Bhagwat,
  • Fabiola Hernandez-Rosas,
  • Abraham Vidal-Limon,
  • J. Oscar C. Jimenez-Halla and ,
  • Balasaheb K. Ghotekar,
  • Vivek D. Bobade,
  • Enrique Delgado-Alvarado,
  • Sachin V. Patil and
  • Tushar Janardan Pawar
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) demands safer and more effective therapies to control postprandial hyperglycemia. Here, we report the synthesis and in vitro evaluation of ten salicylic acid-derived Schiff base derivatives (4a–4j) as α-glu...

(This article belongs to the Topic Bioactive Compounds and Therapeutics: Molecular Aspects, Metabolic Profiles, and Omics Studies 2nd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
6,931 Views
21 Pages

18 September 2019

To accurately detect ships of arbitrary orientation in optical remote sensing images, we propose a two-stage CNN-based ship-detection method based on the ship center and orientation prediction. Center region prediction network and ship orientation cl...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Remote Sensing for Maritime Safety and Security)
  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
9,291 Views
16 Pages

13 August 2025

Drug discovery is an intricate and resource-intensive process in which computational approaches, such as molecular docking, are essential, particularly in the early stages, to identify potential hits. However, docking still has many drawbacks, includ...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue In Silico Methods Applied in Drug and Pesticide Discovery, 3rd Edition)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
614 Views
25 Pages

21 August 2026

Virtual screening (VS) workflows often combine structure- and ligand-based methods; however, their value depends on the number of compounds that can be tested. We benchmarked 20 fixed-budget strategies derived from molecular docking (GNINA CNN score)...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Beyond Docking Scores: Decision-Centric Computer-Aided Drug Discovery)
  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,830 Views
11 Pages

24 September 2021

Modeling the binding pose of an antibody is a prerequisite to structure-based affinity maturation and design. Without knowing a reliable binding pose, the subsequent structural simulation is largely futile. In this study, we have developed a method o...

(This article belongs to the Section Biopharmaceuticals)
  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
181 Views
9 Pages

Human dihydrofolate reductase (hDHFR) is a key enzyme in folate metabolism and an established therapeutic target in cancer and other diseases. Methotrexate (MTX), a clinically used hDHFR inhibitor, is effective but associated with toxicity and resist...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
5,506 Views
16 Pages

11 November 2022

Accurately predicting ligand binding affinity in a virtual screening campaign is still challenging. Here, we developed hybrid neural network (HNN) machine deep learning methods, HNN-denovo and HNN-affinity, by combining the 3D-CNN (convolutional neur...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Informatics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
367 Views
26 Pages

In Vitro Anticancer Activity and Integrated Multi-Target Computational Analysis of Ylang-Ylang Essential Oil Against Breast Cancer

  • Mohamed Chebaibi,
  • Amine Elbouzidi,
  • Mohamed Taibi,
  • Mounir Haddou and ,
  • Salah-Eddine Chebaibi,
  • Aziz Tikent,
  • Aimad Allali,
  • Tarik Moubchir,
  • Ibrahim Mssillou and
  • Sanae Achour
  • + 8 authors+ 3 authors

24 September 2026

Ylang-ylang essential oil (YEO), obtained from Cananga odorata, contains chemically diverse constituents with potential anticancer activity that warrants further investigation. This study investigated the anti-breast-cancer potential of YEO through a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Pharmacological Effects of Bioactive Compounds Derived from Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
233 Views
24 Pages

Deep Learning-Driven Identification and Experimental Validation of COX-2 and ERK1/2 as Anti-Inflammatory Targets of Avenanthramides

  • Jingjie Zhang,
  • Tengyu Li,
  • Chi Yan,
  • Zeran Wang and ,
  • Zhiyao Zhao,
  • Yonghui Yu and
  • Ding Wang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

12 October 2026

Background: Chronic low-grade inflammation underlies numerous chronic diseases, yet the molecular targets of dietary bioactive compounds remain largely unknown. Methods: We developed a deep learning model integrating heterogeneous network propagation...

(This article belongs to the Section Phytochemicals and Human Health)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,824 Views
26 Pages

Multi-Class Weed Quantification Based on U-Net Convolutional Neural Networks Using UAV Imagery

  • Lucía Sandoval-Pillajo,
  • Marco Pusdá-Chulde,
  • Jorge Pazos-Morillo,
  • Pedro Granda-Gudiño and
  • Iván García-Santillán

25 March 2026

Weed identification and quantification are processes that are usually manual, subjective, and error-prone. Weeds compete with crops for nutrients, minerals, physical space, sunlight, and water. Thus, weed identification is a crucial component of prec...

(This article belongs to the Collection Agriculture 4.0: From Precision Agriculture to Smart Agriculture)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
1,289 Views
23 Pages

14 March 2025

To achieve automation at the inner corner guard installation station in a steel coil packaging production line and enable automatic docking and installation of the inner corner guard after eye position detection, this paper proposes a binocular visio...

(This article belongs to the Section Industrial Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,622 Views
24 Pages

4 December 2025

Excessive melanin production causes hyperpigmentation disorders such as freckles, melasma, and age spots, affecting appearance and quality of life. Tyrosinase is the key enzyme controlling melanin synthesis, and natural compounds are being explored a...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Melanin Pigmentation: Physiology and Pathology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
881 Views
32 Pages

Background: Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) is characterized by metabolic dysfunction, inflammation, extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling, and myocardial fibrosis. Increasing evidence suggests that ferroptosis-associated oxidative injury may contribut...

(This article belongs to the Section Drug Discovery, Development and Delivery)
  • Article
  • Open Access
395 Views
23 Pages

16 September 2026

Background/Objectives: Endocrine resistance due to activating mutations in the estrogen receptor alpha (ERα), especially Y537S, is still a big challenge in the treatment of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, and there is a need to develop...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Computation-Driven Discovery of Modern Small-Molecule Therapeutics: From Enzyme Inhibition to Targeted Protein Degradation)