Marine-derived natural compounds for the treatment of Parkinson's disease

C Huang, Z Zhang, W Cui - Marine drugs, 2019 - mdpi.com
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by the loss of
dopaminergic neurons, leading to the motor dysfunctions of patients. Although the etiology …

Neuroprotective compounds from marine invertebrates

B Rivai, AK Umar - Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied …, 2023 - Springer
Background Neuroinflammation is a key pathological feature of a wide variety of
neurological disorders, including Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's, and …

The antioxidant capacity of myricetin. A molecular electrostatic potential analysis based on DFT calculations

S Kenouche, C Sandoval-Yañez… - Chemical Physics …, 2022 - Elsevier
Two conformers of myricetin obtained through a rotation of a dihedral angle were
characterized by the use of molecular electrostatic potential through DFT calculations …

Computational Pharmacokinetics Report, ADMET Study and Conceptual DFT‐Based Estimation of the Chemical Reactivity Properties of Marine Cyclopeptides

N Flores‐Holguín, J Frau, D Glossman‐Mitnik - ChemistryOpen, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Homophymines A–E and A1–E1 are bioactive natural cyclodepsipeptides with a
complex molecular architecture. These molecules could have a potential use as …

[HTML][HTML] Conceptual DFT-based computational peptidology of marine natural compounds: discodermins A–H

N Flores-Holguín, J Frau, D Glossman-Mitnik - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
A methodology based on the concepts that arise from Density Functional Theory named
Conceptual Density Functional Theory (CDFT) was chosen for the calculation of some …

Virtual screening of marine natural compounds by means of chemoinformatics and CDFT-based computational peptidology

N Flores-Holguín, J Frau, D Glossman-Mitnik - Marine Drugs, 2020 - mdpi.com
This work presents the results of a computational study of the chemical reactivity and
bioactivity properties of the members of the theopapuamides AD family of marine peptides …

Anticholinesterase activity of Areca Catechu: In Vitro and in silico green synthesis approach in search for therapeutic agents against Alzheimer's disease

S Pradeep, SC Prabhuswaminath, P Reddy… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
For many years, the primary focus has been on finding effective treatments for Alzheimer's
disease (AD), which has led to the identification of promising therapeutic targets. The …

A fast and simple evaluation of the chemical reactivity properties of the pristinamycin family of antimicrobial peptides

N Flores-Holguín, J Frau, D Glossman-Mitnik - Chemical Physics Letters, 2020 - Elsevier
The MN12SX density functional, in connection with the Def2TZVP basis set, was assessed
together with the SMD solvation model (Solvation Model based on the Density) in the …

In silico pharmacokinetics, ADMET study and conceptual DFT analysis of two plant cyclopeptides isolated from rosaceae as a computational Peptidology approach

N Flores-Holguín, J Frau, D Glossman-Mitnik - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
This research presents the outcomes of a computational determination of the chemical
reactivity and bioactivity properties of two plant cyclopeptides isolated from Rosaceae …

Computational Discovery of Marine Molecules of the Cyclopeptide Family with Therapeutic Potential

N Flores-Holguín, JS Salas-Leiva, D Glossman-Mitnik - Pharmaceuticals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Stellatolides are natural compounds that have shown promising biological activities,
including antitumor, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory properties, making them potential …