Merging ligand-based and structure-based methods in drug discovery: An overview of combined virtual screening approaches

J Vázquez, M López, E Gibert, E Herrero, FJ Luque - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Virtual screening (VS) is an outstanding cornerstone in the drug discovery pipeline. A variety
of computational approaches, which are generally classified as ligand-based (LB) and …

Potential role of medicinal plants and their constituents in the mitigation of SARS-CoV-2: identifying related therapeutic targets using network pharmacology and …

E Shawky, AA Nada, RS Ibrahim - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the outbreak of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) caused by SARS-CoV-2 in
December 2019, there has been no vaccine or specific antiviral medication for treatment of …

Annona genus: traditional uses, phytochemistry and biological activities

DOD Leite, C de FA Nonato, CJ Camilo… - Current …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
Species from the Annona (Anonaceae) genus are used in traditional medicine for the
treatment of various diseases. Ethnobotanical studies provide information regarding the …

Discovery of potential natural dihydroorotate dehydrogenase inhibitors and their synergism with brequinar via integrated molecular docking, dynamic simulations and …

A Khairy, HM Hammoda, I Celik, HH Zaatout… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The critical function of dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) in pyrimidine synthesis
attracted a great interest throughout beyond decades. Inhibitors of human DHODH …

Network pharmacology-based analysis for unraveling potential cancer-related molecular targets of Egyptian propolis phytoconstituents accompanied with molecular …

RS Ibrahim, AA El-Banna - RSC advances, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Cancer is one of the predominant causes of death worldwide. The new trend nowadays is to
exploit natural products with the hope of developing new anticancer agents with fewer side …

Advances in machine intelligence‐driven virtual screening approaches for big‐data

N Kumar, V Acharya - Medicinal Research Reviews, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Virtual screening (VS) is an integral and ever‐evolving domain of drug discovery framework.
The VS is traditionally classified into ligand‐based (LB) and structure‐based (SB) …

Phytochemical fractions from Annona muricata seeds and fruit pulp inhibited the growth of breast cancer cells through cell cycle arrest at G0/G1 phase

SK Prasad, PM Veeresh, PS Ramesh… - Journal of cancer …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Methods: In this study, we have extracted phytochemicals that exhibited anti-cancer property
from the (a) fruit pulp using methanol (AMPM) and water (AMPW); and (b) seeds using …

Cognition Enhancing Potential of Aqueous Leaf Extract of Amaranthus dubius in Mice

DJ Kipkemoi, AM Ireri… - Journal of Evidence …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Amaranthus dubius is a vegetable consumed for its nutritional content in Kenya. In herbal
medicine, A. dubius is utilized to relief fever, anemia and hemorrhage. Additionally, it is …

Innovative Biomedical and Technological Strategies for the Control of Bacterial Growth and Infections

LLR Matias, KSFSC Damasceno, AS Pereira… - Biomedicines, 2024 - mdpi.com
Antibiotics comprise one of the most successful groups of pharmaceutical products. Still,
they have been associated with developing bacterial resistance, which has become one of …

Effective anti-aromatase therapy to battle against estrogen-mediated breast cancer: Comparative SAR/QSAR assessment on steroidal aromatase inhibitors

N Adhikari, SK Baidya, T Jha - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
A large number of world women populations are suffering from breast cancer. It is increasing
day by day that is quite alarming. The major reason behind breast tumors is upregulation of …