Molecular dynamics simulation in drug discovery: opportunities and challenges

R Shukla, T Tripathi - Innovations and implementations of computer aided …, 2021 - Springer
Drug discovery is the process used to discover new candidate medications. In the past, most
drugs were discovered by identification of active-ingredients or by serendipity. Modern drug …

Molecular dynamics simulation of protein and protein–ligand complexes

R Shukla, T Tripathi - Computer-aided drug design, 2020 - Springer
Biomacromolecules, including proteins and their complexes, adopt multiple conformations
that are linked to their biological functions. Though some of the structural heterogeneity can …

Identification of new drug-like compounds from millets as Xanthine oxidoreductase inhibitors for treatment of Hyperuricemia: A molecular docking and simulation study

RK Pathak, A Gupta, R Shukla, M Baunthiyal - Computational Biology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Xanthine oxidoreductase plays an important role in formation of uric acid and its regulation
during purine catabolism. Uncontrolled expression of this enzyme is responsible for …

Identification of novel small molecules against GSK3β for Alzheimer's disease using chemoinformatics approach

R Shukla, NS Munjal, TR Singh - Journal of Molecular Graphics and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Alzheimer's disease is a rapidly increasing neurodegenerative disease. It is a multifactorial
disease and also a global threat. Several enzymes are implicated in the disease in which …

Quercetin acts as a P-gp modulator via impeding signal transduction from nucleotide-binding domain to transmembrane domain

A Singh, SK Patel, P Kumar, KC Das… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The inherent ability of the cancer cells to resist chemotherapeutic agents is a major
challenge in drug discovery. Chemotherapy is one of the most widely used treatment …

Structural insights into natural compounds as inhibitors of Fasciola gigantica thioredoxin glutathione reductase

R Shukla, H Shukla, P Kalita… - Journal of cellular …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Fascioliasis is caused by the helminth parasites of genus Fasciola. Thioredoxin glutathione
reductase (TGR) is an important enzyme in parasitic helminths and plays an indispensable …

In silico identification of antidiabetic target for phytochemicals of A. marmelos and mechanistic insights by molecular dynamics simulations

P Sharma, T Joshi, S Mathpal, S Chandra… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The leaves and fruits of Aegle marmelos (L.) have antidiabetic activity. However, the mode of
action and molecules having antidiabetic activity are not known. Hence, we conducted …

High-throughput screening of natural compounds and inhibition of a major therapeutic target HsGSK-3β for Alzheimer's disease using computational approaches

R Shukla, TR Singh - Journal of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Alzheimer's disease is a leading neurodegenerative disease worldwide and is
the 6th leading cause of death in the USA. AD is a very complex disease and the drugs …

Scrutinizing Mycobacterium tuberculosis membrane and secretory proteins to formulate multiepitope subunit vaccine against pulmonary tuberculosis by utilizing …

N Chatterjee, R Ojha, N Khatoon… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Tuberculosis is a menacing disease caused eminently to the people inhabiting the tropical
and sub-tropical nations. A holistic approach is required to generate T and B memory cells to …

Structural and energetic understanding of novel natural inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis malate synthase

R Shukla, H Shukla, T Tripathi - Journal of Cellular …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Persistent infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis requires the glyoxylate shunt. This is a
bypass to the tricarboxylic acid cycle in which isocitrate lyase (ICL) and malate synthase …