[HTML][HTML] Plant-derived secondary metabolites as the main source of efflux pump inhibitors and methods for identification

AJ Seukep, V Kuete, L Nahar, SD Sarker… - Journal of pharmaceutical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The upsurge of multiple drug resistance (MDR) bacteria substantially diminishes the
effectiveness of antibiotic arsenal and therefore intensifies the rate of therapeutic failure. The …

Setting up and running molecular dynamics simulations of membrane proteins

C Kandt, WL Ash, DP Tieleman - Methods, 2007 - Elsevier
Molecular dynamics simulations have become a popular and powerful technique to study
lipids and membrane proteins. We present some general questions and issues that should …

[HTML][HTML] Structural basis of SARS-CoV-2 3CLpro and anti-COVID-19 drug discovery from medicinal plants

MT ul Qamar, SM Alqahtani, MA Alamri… - Journal of pharmaceutical …, 2020 - Elsevier
The recent pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 has
raised global health concerns. The viral 3-chymotrypsin-like cysteine protease (3CL pro) …

[HTML][HTML] A suite of tutorials for the WESTPA rare-events sampling software [Article v1. 0]

AT Bogetti, B Mostofian, A Dickson… - Living journal of …, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The weighted ensemble (WE) strategy has been demonstrated to be highly efficient in
generating pathways and rate constants for rare events such as protein folding and protein …

TRPV1 structures in nanodiscs reveal mechanisms of ligand and lipid action

Y Gao, E Cao, D Julius, Y Cheng - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
When integral membrane proteins are visualized in detergents or other artificial systems, an
important layer of information is lost regarding lipid interactions and their effects on protein …

SwissParam: a fast force field generation tool for small organic molecules

V Zoete, MA Cuendet, A Grosdidier… - Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The drug discovery process has been deeply transformed recently by the use of
computational ligand‐based or structure‐based methods, helping the lead compounds …

Structural basis of MsbA-mediated lipopolysaccharide transport

W Mi, Y Li, SH Yoon, RK Ernst, T Walz, M Liao - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria is critical for the
assembly of their cell envelopes. LPS synthesized in the cytoplasmic leaflet of the inner …

[PDF][PDF] PRODRG: a tool for high-throughput crystallography of protein–ligand complexes

AW Schüttelkopf, DMF Van Aalten - Acta Crystallographica Section …, 2004 - journals.iucr.org
The small-molecule topology generator PRODRG is described, which takes input from
existing coordinates or various two-dimensional formats and automatically generates …

PDB2PQR: expanding and upgrading automated preparation of biomolecular structures for molecular simulations

TJ Dolinsky, P Czodrowski, H Li, JE Nielsen… - Nucleic acids …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Real-world observable physical and chemical characteristics are increasingly being
calculated from the 3D structures of biomolecules. Methods for calculating p K a values …

Structural basis of the drug-binding specificity of human serum albumin

J Ghuman, PA Zunszain, I Petitpas… - Journal of molecular …, 2005 - Elsevier
Human serum albumin (HSA) is an abundant plasma protein that binds a remarkably wide
range of drugs, thereby restricting their free, active concentrations. The problem of …