Latest developments in molecular docking: 2010–2011 in review

E Yuriev, PA Ramsland - Journal of Molecular Recognition, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of docking is to accurately predict the structure of a ligand within the constraints of a
receptor binding site and to correctly estimate the strength of binding. We discuss, in detail …

Synthesis, Herbicidal Activity, and QSAR of Novel N-Benzothiazolyl- pyrimidine-2,4-diones as Protoporphyrinogen Oxidase Inhibitors

Y Zuo, Q Wu, S Su, C Niu, Z Xi… - Journal of agricultural and …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO, EC 1.3. 3.4) is known as a key action target for several
structurally diverse herbicides. As a continuation of our research work on the development of …

Targeting acetylcholinesterase: Identification of chemical leads by high throughput screening, structure determination and molecular modeling

L Berg, CD Andersson, E Artursson, A Hörnberg… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) is an essential enzyme that terminates cholinergic
transmission by rapid hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Compounds inhibiting …

Fragmented blind docking: a novel protein–ligand binding prediction protocol

G Grasso, A Di Gregorio, B Mavkov, D Piga… - Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In the present paper we propose a novel blind docking protocol based on Autodock-Vina.
The developed docking protocol can provide binding site identification and binding pose …

Targeting dengue virus NS-3 helicase by ligand based pharmacophore modeling and structure based virtual screening

SA Halim, S Khan, A Khan, A Wadood… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Dengue fever is an emerging public health concern, with several million viral infections
occur annually, for which no effective therapy currently exist. Non-structural protein 3 (NS-3) …

Antiamnesic Effects of Feralolide Isolated from Aloe vera Resin Miller against Learning Impairments Induced in Mice

I Khan, TK Mohanta, N Ihsan, SA Halim, A Khan… - Antioxidants, 2023 - mdpi.com
Feralolide, a dihydroisocoumarin, was isolated from the methanolic extract of resin of Aloe
vera. The present study aims to investigate the in vivo ability of feralolide to ameliorate …

Discovery of novel acetylcholinesterase inhibitors by virtual screening, in vitro screening, and molecular dynamics simulations

CJ van der Westhuizen, A Stander… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Alzheimer's disease is the most common neurodegenerative disease and currently poses a
significant socioeconomic problem. This study describes the uses of computer-aided drug …

The Nature of Activated Non‐classical Hydrogen Bonds: A Case Study on Acetylcholinesterase–Ligand Complexes

L Berg, BK Mishra, CD Andersson… - … A European Journal, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Molecular recognition events in biological systems are driven by non‐covalent interactions
between interacting species. Here, we have studied hydrogen bonds of the CH⋅⋅⋅ Y type …

Acetylshikonin, a novel AChE inhibitor, inhibits apoptosis via upregulation of heme oxygenase‐1 expression in SH‐SY5Y cells

Y Wang, WL Pan, WC Liang, WK Law… - Evidence‐Based …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors are prominent alternative in current clinical treatment for AD
patients. Therefore, there is a continued need to search for novel AChEIs with good clinical …

[HTML][HTML] Kinetics and molecular docking of vasicine from Adhatoda vasica: An acetylcholinesterase inhibitor for Alzheimer's disease

SK Ali, AR Hamed, MM Soltan, AM El-Halawany… - South African journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The alcoholic extract of Adhatoda vasica showed strong and reversible inhibition of the
enzyme acetyl cholinesterase (AChE) with an IC 50= 294 μg/mL. Phytochemical study of the …