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ArticleActa pharmacologica Sinica2010

Differential binding of bispyridinium oxime drugs with acetylcholinesterase.

Manoj K Kesharwani, Bishwajit Ganguly, Amit Das, Tusar Bandyopadhyay

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Article in Acta pharmacologica Sinica, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. FDA-Approved Oximes and Their Significance in Medicinal Chemistry.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  5. Computational Studies on Acetylcholinesterases.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2017
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Manoj K KesharwaniCentral Salt & Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.
Bishwajit Ganguly
Amit Das
Tusar Bandyopadhyay
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre · INCentral Salt and Marine Chemicals Research Institute · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo performe a time-dependent topographical delineation of protein-drug interactions to gain molecular insight into the supremacy of Ortho-7 over HI-6 in reactivating tabun-conjugated mouse acetylcholinesterase (mAChE).

methodsWe conducted all-atom steered molecular dynamics simulations of the two protein-drug complexes. Through a host of protein-drug interaction parameters (rupture force profiles, hydrogen bonds, water bridges, hydrophobic interactions), geometrical, and orientation ordering of the drugs, we monitored the enzyme's response during the release of the drugs from its active-site.

resultsThe results show the preferential binding of the drugs with the enzyme. The pyridinium ring of HI-6 shows excellent complementary binding with the peripheral anionic site, whereas one of two identical pyridinium rings of Ortho-7 has excellent binding compatibility in the enzyme active-site where it can orchestrate the reactivation process. We found that the active pyridinium ring of HI-6 undergoes a complete turn along the active site axis, directed away from the active-site region during the course of the simulation.

conclusionDue to excellent cooperative binding of Ortho-7, as rendered by several cation-pi interactions with the active-site gorge of the enzyme, Ortho-7 may be a more efficient reactivator than HI-6. Our work supports the growing body of evidence that the efficacy of the drugs is due to the differential bindings of the oximes with AChE and can aid to the rational design of oxime drugs.

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AcetylcholinesteraseAnimalsCatalytic DomainHydrogen BondingHydrophobic and Hydrophilic InteractionsMiceMolecular Dynamics SimulationOximesProtein BindingPyridinium CompoundsAcetylcholinesteraseOximesPyridinium Compounds

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PMID20140002
PMCPMC4002407
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