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  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,479 Views
25 Pages

Design, Synthesis, In Silico and POM Studies for the Identification of the Pharmacophore Sites of Benzylidene Derivatives

  • Mohammad I. Hosen,
  • Yousef E. Mukhrish,
  • Ahmed Hussain Jawhari,
  • Ismail Celik,
  • Meryem Erol,
  • Emad M. Abdallah,
  • Mohammed Al-Ghorbani,
  • Mohammed Baashen,
  • Faisal A. Almalki and
  • Sarkar M. A. Kawsar
  • + 2 authors

13 March 2023

Due to the uneven distribution of glycosidase enzyme expression across bacteria and fungi, glycoside derivatives of antimicrobial compounds provide prospective and promising antimicrobial materials. Therefore, herein, we report the synthesis and char...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
9,566 Views
13 Pages

Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of 2-Aminobenzamide Derivatives as Antimicrobial Agents: Opening/Closing Pharmacophore Site

  • Yahia N. Mabkhot,
  • Abdullah M. Al-Majid,
  • Assem Barakat,
  • Salim S. Al-Showiman,
  • Munirah S. Al-Har,
  • Smaail Radi,
  • Muhammad Moazzam Naseer and
  • Taibi B. Hadda

21 March 2014

A series of new 2-aminobenzamide derivatives (110) has been synthesized in good to excellent yields by adopting both conventional and/or a time-efficient microwave assisted methodologies starting from isatoic anhydride (ISA) and characterized on the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,347 Views
20 Pages

Pharmacophore-Model-Based Drug Repurposing for the Identification of the Potential Inhibitors Targeting the Allosteric Site in Dengue Virus NS5 RNA-Dependent RNA Polymerase

  • Sanjay Kumar,
  • Leena H. Bajrai,
  • Arwa A. Faizo,
  • Aiah M. Khateb,
  • Areej A. Alkhaldy,
  • Rashmi Rana,
  • Esam I. Azhar and
  • Vivek Dhar Dwivedi

20 August 2022

Dengue virus (DENV) is the causative agent of DENV infection. To tackle DENV infection, the development of therapeutic molecules as direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) has been demonstrated as a truly effective approach. Among various DENV drug targets,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,175 Views
24 Pages

6 September 2023

Currently, the treatment of Proteus mirabilis infections is considered to be complicated as the organism has become resistant to numerous antibiotic classes. Therefore, new inhibitors should be developed, targeting bacterial molecular functions. Meth...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
12,853 Views
16 Pages

Pharmacophore Generation from a Drug-like Core Molecule Surrounded by a Library Peptide via the 10BASEd-T on Bacteriophage T7

  • Yuuki Tokunaga,
  • Yuuki Azetsu,
  • Keisuke Fukunaga,
  • Takaaki Hatanaka,
  • Yuji Ito and
  • Masumi Taki

21 February 2014

We have achieved site-specific conjugation of several haloacetamide derivatives into designated cysteines on bacteriophage T7-displayed peptides, which are fused to T7 capsid protein gp10. This easiest gp10 based-thioetherification (10BASEd-T) underg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,828 Views
14 Pages

Pharmacophoric Site Identification and Inhibitor Design for Autotaxin

  • Myeong Hwi Lee,
  • Dae-Yon Lee,
  • Anand Balupuri,
  • Jong-Woo Jeong and
  • Nam Sook Kang

1 August 2019

Autotaxin (ATX) is a potential drug target that is associated with inflammatory diseases and various cancers. In our previous studies, we have designed several inhibitors targeting ATX using computational and experimental approaches. Here, we have an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,314 Views
13 Pages

Computer Analysis of the Inhibition of ACE2 by Flavonoids and Identification of Their Potential Antiviral Pharmacophore Site

  • Andrey Bogoyavlenskiy,
  • Madina Alexyuk,
  • Pavel Alexyuk,
  • Vladimir Berezin,
  • Faisal A. Almalki,
  • Taibi Ben Hadda,
  • Alaa M. Alqahtani,
  • Saleh A. Ahmed,
  • Stefano Dall’Acqua and
  • Joazaizulfazli Jamalis

27 April 2023

In the present study, we investigated the antiviral activities of 17 flavonoids as natural products. These derivatives were evaluated for their in vitro antiviral activities against HIV and SARS-CoV-2. Their antiviral activity was evaluated for the f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
3,979 Views
15 Pages

Synthesis, Antimicrobial Screening, Homology Modeling, and Molecular Docking Studies of a New Series of Schiff Base Derivatives as Prospective Fungal Inhibitor Candidates

  • Yahya Toubi,
  • Farid Abrigach,
  • Smaail Radi,
  • Faiza Souna,
  • Abdelkader Hakkou,
  • Abdulrhman Alsayari,
  • Abdullatif Bin Muhsinah and
  • Yahia N. Mabkhot

6 September 2019

Twelve new Schiff base derivatives have been prepared by the condensation reaction of different amino substituted compounds (aniline, pyridin-2-amine, o-toluidine, 2-nitrobenzenamine, 4-aminophenol, and 3-aminopropanol) and substituted aldehydes such...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,398 Views
9 Pages

21 November 2018

To determine the binding-site of a combinatorially-selected peptide possessing a fluoroprobe, a novel cysteine reactive small photo-crosslinker that can be excited by a conventional long-wavelength ultraviolet handlamp (365 nm) was synthesized via Su...

  • Review
  • Open Access
47 Citations
10,327 Views
23 Pages

Insights on Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Inhibitors Obtained Through QSAR Studies

  • Jayalakshmi Sridhar,
  • Jiawang Liu,
  • Maryam Foroozesh and
  • Cheryl L. Klein Stevens

3 August 2012

The cytochrome P450 (CYP) superfamily of heme enzymes play an important role in the metabolism of a large number of endogenous and exogenous compounds, including most of the drugs currently on the market. Inhibitors of CYP enzymes have important role...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
8,836 Views
16 Pages

Virtual Lead Identification of Farnesyltransferase Inhibitors Based on Ligand and Structure-Based Pharmacophore Techniques

  • Qosay A. Al-Balas,
  • Haneen A. Amawi,
  • Mohammad A. Hassan,
  • Amjad M. Qandil,
  • Ammar M. Almaaytah and
  • Nizar M. Mhaidat

27 May 2013

Farnesyltransferase enzyme (FTase) is considered an essential enzyme in the Ras signaling pathway associated with cancer. Thus, designing inhibitors for this enzyme might lead to the discovery of compounds with effective anticancer activity. In an at...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
8,390 Views
20 Pages

GABAA Receptor Ligands Often Interact with Binding Sites in the Transmembrane Domain and in the Extracellular Domain—Can the Promiscuity Code Be Cracked?

  • Maria Teresa Iorio,
  • Florian Daniel Vogel,
  • Filip Koniuszewski,
  • Petra Scholze,
  • Sabah Rehman,
  • Xenia Simeone,
  • Michael Schnürch,
  • Marko D. Mihovilovic and
  • Margot Ernst

Many allosteric binding sites that modulate gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) effects have been described in heteropentameric GABA type A (GABAA) receptors, among them sites for benzodiazepines, pyrazoloquinolinones and etomidate. Diazepam not only bind...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,586 Views
28 Pages

The mechanisms involved in the homogeneous perception of odorant mixtures remain largely unknown. With the aim of enhancing knowledge about blending and masking mixture perceptions, we focused on structure-odor relationships by combining the classifi...

  • Review
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,538 Views
21 Pages

An Insight into All Tested Small Molecules against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. Albedinis: A Comparative Review

  • Yassine Kaddouri,
  • Redouane Benabbes,
  • Sabir Ouahhoud,
  • Magda Abdellattif,
  • Belkheir Hammouti and
  • Rachid Touzani

22 April 2022

Bayoud disease affects date palms in North Africa and the Middle East, and many researchers have used various methods to fight it. One of those methods is the chemical use of synthetic compounds, which raises questions centred around the compounds an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
10,313 Views
23 Pages

19 December 2011

Histone deacetylase 8 (HDAC8) is an enzyme involved in deacetylating the amino groups of terminal lysine residues, thereby repressing the transcription of various genes including tumor suppressor gene. The over expression of HDAC8 was observed in man...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,923 Views
15 Pages

Design of a Novel and Selective IRAK4 Inhibitor Using Topological Water Network Analysis and Molecular Modeling Approaches

  • Myeong Hwi Lee,
  • Anand Balupuri,
  • Ye-rim Jung,
  • Sungwook Choi,
  • Areum Lee,
  • Young Sik Cho and
  • Nam Sook Kang

29 November 2018

Protein kinases are deeply involved in immune-related diseases and various cancers. They are a potential target for structure-based drug discovery, since the general structure and characteristics of kinase domains are relatively well-known. However,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
5,787 Views
16 Pages

Investigation of Binding Modes and Functional Surface of Scorpion Toxins ANEP to Sodium Channels 1.7

  • Yongbo Song,
  • Zeyu Liu,
  • Qi Zhang,
  • Chunming Li,
  • Wei Jin,
  • Lili Liu,
  • Jianye Zhang and
  • Jinghai Zhang

29 November 2017

The depressant β toxin anti-neuroexcitation peptide (ANEP) from the Chinese scorpion Buthus martensii Karsch has analgesic activity by interacting with receptor site 4 of the voltage-gated sodium channels (VGSCs). Here, with molecular dynamics simula...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,794 Views
14 Pages

Identification of Novel Bromodomain-Containing Protein 4 (BRD4) Binders through 3D Pharmacophore-Based Repositioning Screening Campaign

  • Ester Colarusso,
  • Erica Gazzillo,
  • Eleonora Boccia,
  • Stefania Terracciano,
  • Ines Bruno,
  • Giuseppe Bifulco,
  • Maria Giovanna Chini and
  • Gianluigi Lauro

26 August 2024

A 3D structure-based pharmacophore model built for bromodomain-containing protein 4 (BRD4) is reported here, specifically developed for investigating and identifying the key structural features of the (+)-JQ1 known inhibitor within the BRD4 binding s...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,394 Views
22 Pages

30 September 2020

The discovery of IDO1 and HDAC1 dual inhibitors may provide a novel strategy for cancer treatment by taking advantages of both immunotherapeutic and epigenetic drugs. In this paper, saprorthoquinone (1) and 13 of its analogues from Salvia prionitis H...

  • Article
  • Open Access
40 Citations
6,831 Views
19 Pages

22 November 2012

Within this study, a unique 3D structure-based pharmacophore model of the enzyme glyoxalase-1 (Glo-1) has been revealed. Glo-1 is considered a zinc metalloenzyme in which the inhibitor binding with zinc atom at the active site is crucial. To our know...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,377 Views
19 Pages

Identification of 3-((1-(Benzyl(2-hydroxy-2-phenylethyl)amino)-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl)carbamoyl)pyrazine-2-carboxylic Acid as a Potential Inhibitor of Non-Nucleosidase Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors through InSilico Ligand- and Structure-Based Approaches

  • Deepti Mathpal,
  • Tahani M. Almeleebia,
  • Kholoud M. Alshahrani,
  • Mohammad Y. Alshahrani,
  • Irfan Ahmad,
  • Mohammed Asiri,
  • Mehnaz Kamal,
  • Talha Jawaid,
  • Swayam Prakash Srivastava and
  • Vishal M. Balaramnavar
  • + 1 author

30 August 2021

Non-nucleosidase reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) are highly promising agents for use in highly effective antiretroviral therapy. We implemented a rational approach for the identification of promising NNRTIs based on the validated ligand- an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
6,106 Views
21 Pages

25 August 2015

Presently, 151 widely-diverse pyridinylimidazole-based compounds that show inhibitory activities at the TNF-α release were investigated. By using the distance comparison technique (DISCOtech), comparative molecular field analysis (CoMFA), and compara...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,235 Views
25 Pages

Molecular Dynamics-Derived Pharmacophore Model Explaining the Nonselective Aspect of KV10.1 Pore Blockers

  • Žan Toplak,
  • Franci Merzel,
  • Luis A. Pardo,
  • Lucija Peterlin Mašič and
  • Tihomir Tomašič

20 August 2021

The KV10.1 voltage-gated potassium channel is highly expressed in 70% of tumors, and thus represents a promising target for anticancer drug discovery. However, only a few ligands are known to inhibit KV10.1, and almost all also inhibit the very simil...

  • Article
  • Open Access
53 Citations
9,796 Views
13 Pages

3D Pharmacophore-Based Virtual Screening and Docking Approaches toward the Discovery of Novel HPPD Inhibitors

  • Ying Fu,
  • Yi-Na Sun,
  • Ke-Han Yi,
  • Ming-Qiang Li,
  • Hai-Feng Cao,
  • Jia-Zhong Li and
  • Fei Ye

p-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase (HPPD) is not only the useful molecular target in treating life-threatening tyrosinemia type I, but also an important target for chemical herbicides. A combined in silico structure-based pharmacophore and molecular...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,969 Views
20 Pages

Identification of Influenza PAN Endonuclease Inhibitors via 3D-QSAR Modeling and Docking-Based Virtual Screening

  • Chao Zhang,
  • Junjie Xiang,
  • Qian Xie,
  • Jing Zhao,
  • Hong Zhang,
  • Erfang Huang,
  • Pangchui Shaw,
  • Xiaoping Liu and
  • Chun Hu

25 November 2021

Structural and biochemical studies elucidate that PAN may contribute to the host protein shutdown observed during influenza A infection. Thus, inhibition of the endonuclease activity of viral RdRP is an attractive approach for novel antiviral therapy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
24 Citations
4,482 Views
21 Pages

In Silico Design, Synthesis, and Biological Evaluation of Anticancer Arylsulfonamide Endowed with Anti-Telomerase Activity

  • Giulia Culletta,
  • Mario Allegra,
  • Anna Maria Almerico,
  • Ignazio Restivo and
  • Marco Tutone

10 January 2022

Telomerase, a reverse transcriptase enzyme involved in DNA synthesis, has a tangible role in tumor progression. Several studies have evidenced telomerase as a promising target for developing cancer therapeutics. The main reason is due to the overexpr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,383 Views
17 Pages

29 July 2022

Nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain-containing protein 2 (NOD2) is an innate immune pattern recognition receptor responsible for the recognition of bacterial peptidoglycan fragments. Given its central role in the formation of innate and adaptiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
1,865 Views
12 Pages

Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of New 5,5-Diarylhydantoin Derivatives as Selective Cyclooxygenase-2 Inhibitors

  • Afshin ZARGHI,
  • Farin SATTARY JAVID,
  • Razieh GHODSI,
  • Orkideh G. DADRASS,
  • Bahram DARAEI and
  • Mehdi HEDAYATI

25 July 2011

A new group of 5,5-diarylhydantoin derivatives bearing a methylsulfonyl COX-2 pharmacophore at the para position of the C-5 phenyl ring were designed and synthesized as selective COX-2 inhibitors. In vitro COX-1/COX-2 inhibition structure-activity re...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,282 Views
13 Pages

5 April 2023

Alzheimer is a severe memory and cognitive impairment neurodegenerative disease that is the most common cause of dementia worldwide and characterized by the pathological accumulation of tau protein and amyloid-beta peptides. In this study, we have de...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,222 Views
18 Pages

3 September 2021

Blood coagulation is an essential physiological process for hemostasis; however, abnormal coagulation can lead to various potentially fatal disorders, generally known as thromboembolic disorders, which are a major cause of mortality in the modern wor...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,216 Views
24 Pages

Deactivatable Bisubstrate Inhibitors of Protein Kinases

  • Tanel Sõrmus,
  • Darja Lavogina,
  • Erki Enkvist,
  • Asko Uri and
  • Kaido Viht

8 October 2022

Bivalent ligands, including bisubstrate inhibitors, are conjugates of pharmacophores, which simultaneously target two binding sites of the biomolecule. Such structures offer attainable means for the development of compounds whose ability to bind to t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,289 Views
20 Pages

In Silico Exploration of Novel EGFR Kinase Mutant-Selective Inhibitors Using a Hybrid Computational Approach

  • Md Ali Asif Noor,
  • Md Mazedul Haq,
  • Md Arifur Rahman Chowdhury,
  • Hilal Tayara,
  • HyunJoo Shim and
  • Kil To Chong

23 August 2024

Targeting epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutants is a promising strategy for treating non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study focused on the computational identification and characterization of potential EGFR mutant-selective inhibito...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,752 Views
15 Pages

Identification of Potent Inhibitors Targeting EGFR and HER3 for Effective Treatment of Chemoresistance in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

  • Ayed A. Dera,
  • Sumera Zaib,
  • Areeba,
  • Nadia Hussain,
  • Nehal Rana,
  • Hira Javed and
  • Imtiaz Khan

19 June 2023

Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common form of lung cancer. Despite the existence of various therapeutic options, NSCLC is still a major health concern due to its aggressive nature and high mutation rate. Consequently, HER3 has been se...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,059 Views
20 Pages

Virtual Screening of Adenylate Kinase 3 Inhibitors Employing Pharmacophoric Model, Molecular Docking, and Molecular Dynamics Simulations as Potential Therapeutic Target in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

  • Bárbara Lima Fonseca Barbosa,
  • Tulio Resende Freitas,
  • Michell de Oliveira Almeida,
  • Sérgio Schusterschitz da Silva Araújo,
  • Ana Clara Andrade,
  • Geovana Gomes Dornelas,
  • Julyana Gayva Fiorotto,
  • Vinicius Gonçalves Maltarollo and
  • Adriano de Paula Sabino

Adenylate kinase 3 (AK3) is an enzyme located in the mitochondrial matrix involved in purine homeostasis. This protein has been considered a potential therapeutic target in chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), because the silencing of the AK3 gene has...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
5,031 Views
13 Pages

In Silico Strategy for Targeting the mTOR Kinase at Rapamycin Binding Site by Small Molecules

  • Serena Vittorio,
  • Rosaria Gitto,
  • Ilenia Adornato,
  • Emilio Russo and
  • Laura De Luca

19 February 2021

Computer aided drug-design methods proved to be powerful tools for the identification of new therapeutic agents. We employed a structure-based workflow to identify new inhibitors targeting mTOR kinase at rapamycin binding site. By combining molecular...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
4,629 Views
10 Pages

Protein kinase is a novel therapeutic target for human diseases. The off-target and side effects of ATP-competitive inhibitors preclude them from the clinically relevant drugs. The compounds targeting the druggable allosteric sites outside the highly...

  • Abstract
  • Open Access
1,140 Views
1 Page

Tracing Potential Covalent Inhibitors of an E3 Ubiquitin Ligase Through Target-Focused Modelling

  • Imane Bjij,
  • Pritika Ramharack,
  • Shama Khan,
  • Driss Cherqaoui and
  • Mahmoud Soliman

The Nedd4-1 E3 Ubiquitin ligase has been implicated in multiple disease conditions due its overexpression. Although the Nedd4-1 E3 Ubiquitin ligase is an enzyme that may be targeted either covalently, or non-covalently, there are few studies that dem...

  • Article
  • Open Access
70 Citations
9,208 Views
25 Pages

Pharmacophore-Based Virtual Screening, Quantum Mechanics Calculations, and Molecular Dynamics Simulation Approaches Identified Potential Natural Antiviral Drug Candidates against MERS-CoV S1-NTD

  • Thamer A. Bouback,
  • Sushil Pokhrel,
  • Abdulaziz Albeshri,
  • Amal Mohammed Aljohani,
  • Abdus Samad,
  • Rahat Alam,
  • Md Saddam Hossen,
  • Khalid Al-Ghamdi,
  • Md. Enamul Kabir Talukder and
  • Jesus Simal-Gandara
  • + 2 authors

17 August 2021

Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV) is a highly infectious zoonotic virus first reported into the human population in September 2012 on the Arabian Peninsula. The virus causes severe and often lethal respiratory illness in humans...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,410 Views
14 Pages

Chloramphenicol Derivatization in Its Primary Hydroxyl Group with Basic Amino Acids Leads to New Pharmacophores with High Antimicrobial Activity

  • Artemis Tsirogianni,
  • Georgia G. Kournoutou,
  • Maria Mpogiatzoglou,
  • George Dinos and
  • Constantinos M. Athanassopoulos

In a previous study published by our group, successful modification of the antibiotic chloramphenicol (CHL) was reported, which was achieved by replacing the dichloroacetyl tail with alpha and beta amino acids, resulting in promising new antibacteria...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,846 Views
20 Pages

Computational Insights into β-Carboline Inhibition of Monoamine Oxidase A

  • Alja Prah,
  • Tanja Gavranić,
  • Andrej Perdih,
  • Marija Sollner Dolenc and
  • Janez Mavri

9 October 2022

Monoamine oxidases (MAOs) are an important group of enzymes involved in the degradation of neurotransmitters and their imbalanced mode of action may lead to the development of various neuropsychiatric or neurodegenerative disorders. In this work, we...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
7,417 Views
13 Pages

Three-Dimensional Common-Feature Hypotheses for Octopamine Agonist 1-Arylimidazolidine-2-Thiones

  • Akinori Hirashima,
  • Masako Morimoto,
  • Hiroto Ohta,
  • Eiichi Kuwano,
  • Eiji Taniguchi and
  • Morifusa Eto

28 February 2002

Three-dimensional pharmacophore hypotheses were built from a set of 10 octopamine (OA) agonist 1-arylimidazole-2(3H)-thiones (AIHTs) and 1-arylimidazolidine-2-thiones (AITs). Among the ten common-featured models generated by program Catalyst/HipHop,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,419 Views
15 Pages

Tracing Potential Covalent Inhibitors of an E3 Ubiquitin Ligase through Target-Focused Modelling

  • Imane Bjij,
  • Pritika Ramharack,
  • Shama Khan,
  • Driss Cherqaoui and
  • Mahmoud E. S. Soliman

28 August 2019

The Nedd4-1 E3 Ubiquitin ligase has been implicated in multiple disease conditions due its overexpression. Although the enzyme may be targeted both covalently and non-covalently, minimal studies provide effective inhibitors against it. Recently, rese...

  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,620 Views
10 Pages

1 September 2019

Tubulin inhibitors have been considered as potential drugs for cancer therapy. However, their drug resistance and serious side-effects are the main reasons for clinical treatment failure. Therefore, there is still an urgent need to develop effective...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,039 Views
17 Pages

Hierarchical Virtual Screening and Binding Free Energy Prediction of Potential Modulators of Aedes Aegypti Odorant-Binding Protein 1

  • Moysés F. A. Neto,
  • Joaquín M. Campos,
  • Amanda P. M. Cerqueira,
  • Lucio R. de Lima,
  • Glauber V. Da Costa,
  • Ryan Da S. Ramos,
  • Jairo T. Magalhães Junior,
  • Cleydson B. R. Santos and
  • Franco H. A. Leite

11 October 2022

The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the main hematophagous vector responsible for arbovirus transmission in Brazil. The disruption of A. aegypti hematophagy remains one of the most efficient and least toxic methods against these diseases and, therefore, ef...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,288 Views
23 Pages

Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains one of the world’s most devastating pathogens. For this reason, we developed a study involving 3D pharmacophore searching, selectivity analysis and database screening for a series of anti-tuberculosis compounds, ass...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,627 Views
21 Pages

Pharmacophore-Model-Based Virtual-Screening Approaches Identified Novel Natural Molecular Candidates for Treating Human Neuroblastoma

  • F A Dain Md Opo,
  • Saleh Alkarim,
  • Ghadeer I. Alrefaei,
  • Mohammad Habibur Rahman Molla,
  • Nouf H. Alsubhi,
  • Faisal Alzahrani and
  • Foysal Ahammad

13 October 2022

The mortality of cancer patients with neuroblastoma is increasing due to the limited availability of specific treatment options. Few drug candidates for combating neuroblastoma have been developed, and identifying novel therapeutic candidates against...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
4,030 Views
23 Pages

Design, Synthesis, Kinetic Analysis and Pharmacophore-Directed Discovery of 3-Ethylaniline Hybrid Imino-Thiazolidinone as Potential Inhibitor of Carbonic Anhydrase II: An Emerging Biological Target for Treatment of Cancer

  • Atteeque Ahmed,
  • Mubashir Aziz,
  • Syeda Abida Ejaz,
  • Pervaiz Ali Channar,
  • Aamer Saeed,
  • Seema Zargar,
  • Tanveer A. Wani,
  • Asad Hamad,
  • Qamar Abbas and
  • Song Ja Kim
  • + 1 author

16 November 2022

Carbonic anhydrases (CA), having Zn2+ metal atoms, are responsible for the catalysis of CO2 and water to bicarbonate and protons. Any abnormality in the functioning of these enzymes may lead to morbidities such as glaucoma and different types of canc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
68 Citations
12,929 Views
26 Pages

19 March 2019

The purpose of our study is to identify phosphorylated tau (p-tau) inhibitors. P-tau has recently received great interest as a potential drug target in Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The continuous failure of Aβ-targeted therapeutics recommends...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,130 Views
18 Pages

The transcriptional regulator (TcaR) enzyme plays an important role in biofilm formation. Prevention of TcaR-DNA complex formation leads to inhibit the biofilm formation is likely to reveal therapeutic ways for the treatment of bacterial infections....

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
5,674 Views
10 Pages

Identification and Biological Evaluation of CK2 Allosteric Fragments through Structure-Based Virtual Screening

  • Chunqiong Li,
  • Xuewen Zhang,
  • Na Zhang,
  • Yue Zhou,
  • Guohui Sun,
  • Lijiao Zhao and
  • Rugang Zhong

6 January 2020

Casein kinase II (CK2) is considered as an attractive cancer therapeutic target, and recent efforts have been made to develop its ATP-competitive inhibitors. However, achieving selectivity with respect to related kinases remains challenging due to th...

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