Chalcones as a basis for computer-aided drug design : innovative approaches to tackle malaria
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Computer-aided drug design approaches were applied to identify chalcones with antiplasmodial activity. Methodology: The virtual screening was performed as follows: structural standardization of in-house database of chalcones; identification of potential Plasmodium falciparum protein targets for the...
Computer-aided drug design approaches were applied to identify chalcones with antiplasmodial activity. Methodology: The virtual screening was performed as follows: structural standardization of in-house database of chalcones; identification of potential Plasmodium falciparum protein targets for the chalcones; homology modeling of the predicted P. falciparum targets; molecular docking studies; and in vitro experimental validation. Results: Using these models, we prioritized 16 chalcones with potential antiplasmodial activity, for further experimental evaluation. Among them, LabMol-86 and LabMol-87 showed potent in vitro antiplasmodial activity against P. falciparum, while LabMol-63 and LabMol-73 were potent inhibitors of Plasodium berghei progression into mosquito stages. Conclusion: Our results encourage the exploration of chalcones in hit-to-lead optimization studies for tackling malaria. [GRAPHICS]
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Chalcones as a basis for computer-aided drug design : innovative approaches to tackle malaria
Chalcones as a basis for computer-aided drug design : innovative approaches to tackle malaria
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Future medicinal chemistry Vol. 11, no. 20 (Oct., 2019), p. 2635-2646 |