Is it reliable to take the molecular docking top scoring position as the best solution without considering available structural data?

D Ramírez, J Caballero - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Molecular docking is the most frequently used computational method for studying the
interactions between organic molecules and biological macromolecules. In this context …

3D-MoRSE descriptors explained

O Devinyak, D Havrylyuk, R Lesyk - Journal of Molecular Graphics and …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D-MoRSE is a very flexible 3D structure encoding framework for chemoinformatics
and QSAR purposes due to the range of scattering parameter values and variety of …

Inhibition of BCAT1-mediated cytosolic leucine metabolism regulates Th17 responses via the mTORC1-HIF1α pathway

YJ Kang, W Song, SJ Lee, SA Choi, S Chae… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), particularly leucine, are indispensable AAs for
immune regulation through metabolic rewiring. However, the molecular mechanism …

Fueling the fight against cancer: Exploring the impact of branched-chain amino acid catalyzation on cancer and cancer immune microenvironment

Q Ma, H Li, Z Song, Z Deng, W Huang, Q Liu - Metabolism, 2024 - Elsevier
Metabolism of Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) is essential for the nutrient necessities
in mammals. Catalytic enzymes serve to direct the whole-body BCAAs oxidation which …

Study of the differential activity of thrombin inhibitors using docking, QSAR, molecular dynamics, and MM-GBSA

K Mena-Ulecia, W Tiznado, J Caballero - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Non-peptidic thrombin inhibitors (TIs; 177 compounds) with diverse groups at motifs P1
(such as oxyguanidine, amidinohydrazone, amidine, amidinopiperidine), P2 (such as …

Exploration of isoxazole analogs: Synthesis, COX inhibition, anticancer screening, 3D multicellular tumor spheroids, and molecular modeling

M Hawash, S Abdallah, M Abudayyak… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a new series of Isoxazole-carboxamide derivatives were synthesized and
characterized via HRMS, 1 H-, 13 C APT-NMR, and MicroED. The findings revealed that …

Novel camphor sulfonohydrazide and sulfonamide derivatives as potential succinate dehydrogenase inhibitors against phytopathogenic fungi/oomycetes

Z Yang, X Sun, D Jin, Y Qiu, L Chen… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
To discover novel fungicidal agrochemicals for treating wheat scab, 39 novel camphor
sulfonohydrazide/sulfonamide derivatives 4a–4t and 6a–6s were designed and synthesized …

BCATc inhibitor 2 ameliorated mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis in oleic acid-induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease model

Z Lu, GF Sun, XA Pan, XH Qu, P Yang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a prevalent hepatic disease in the world.
Disorders of branched chain amino acid (BCAA) metabolism is involved in various diseases …

A Review on Branched-Chain Amino Acid Aminotransferase (BCAT) Inhibitors: Current Status, Challenges and Perspectives

X Zhang, X Zhu, Y Li, Y Li, W Luo… - Current Medicinal …, 2025 - benthamdirect.com
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are essential amino acids for humans and play an
indispensable role in many physiological and pathological processes. Branched-chain …

Design, synthesis, docking studies and anticancer evaluation of spiro [indoline-3, 4′-pyrano [2, 3-c] pyrazole] derivatives on MIN-6 cancer cell line

P Patil, BN Nippu, ND Satyanarayan, S Pore… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
A series of spiro [indoline-3, 4′-pyrano [2, 3-c] pyrazoles] were synthesized by a one-pot
four-component reaction of ethyl acetoacetate, hydrazine hydrate, malononitrile, and isatin …