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ArticlePloS one2012

Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase as a potential target for specific components of traditional Chinese medicine: a virtual screening and molecular dynamics study.

Yung-An Tsou, Kuan-Chung Chen, Hung-Che Lin, Su-Sen Chang, Calvin Yu-Chian Chen

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Article in PloS one, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23 citing papers in PubMed, 31 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yung-An TsouDepartment of Otolaryngology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Kuan-Chung Chen
Hung-Che Lin
Su-Sen Chang
Calvin Yu-Chian Chen
China Medical University · TWChina Medical University Hospital · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) has been suggested as a protectant against radiation for head and neck cancer (HNC). In this study, we employed traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) compounds from TCM Database@Taiwan (http://tcm.cmu.edu.tw/) to screen for drug-like candidates with potential UROD inhibition characteristics using virtual screening techniques. Isopraeroside IV, scopolin, and nodakenin exhibited the highest Dock Scores, and were predicted to have good Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, Excretion, and Toxicity (ADMET) properties. Two common moieties, 2H-chromen-2-one and glucoside, were observed among the top TCM candidates. Cross comparison of the docking poses indicated that candidates formed stable interactions with key binding and catalytic residues of UROD through these two moieties. The 2H-chromen-2-one moiety enabled pi-cation interactions with Arg37 and H-bonds with Tyr164. The glucoside moiety was involved in forming H-bonds with Arg37 and Asp86. From our computational results, we propose isopraeroside IV, scopolin, and nodakenin as ligands that might exhibit drug-like inhibitory effects on UROD. The glucoside and 2H-chromen-2-one moieties may potentially be used for designing inhibitors of UROD.

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AlgorithmsBinding SitesComputer SimulationCrystallography, X-RayDrug DesignGlucosidesHumansHydrogen BondingHydrogen-Ion ConcentrationLigandsMedicine, Chinese TraditionalModels, ChemicalMolecular Dynamics SimulationProtein BindingSoftwareTyrosineGlucosidesLigandsTyrosineUroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase

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PMID23209648
PMCPMC3510221
OpenAlexW1981937606

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