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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2013

Molecular dynamics simulation of tryptophan hydroxylase-1: binding modes and free energy analysis to phenylalanine derivative inhibitors.

Hao Zhong, Wei Huang, Gu He, Cheng Peng, Fengbo Wu, Liang Ouyang

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hao ZhongState Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. hegu@scu.edu.cn.
Wei Huang
Gu He
Cheng Peng
Fengbo Wu
Liang Ouyang
Sichuan University · CNChengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that modulates many central and peripheral functions. Tryptophan hydroxylase-1 (TPH1) is a key enzyme of serotonin synthesis. In the current study, the interaction mechanism of phenylalanine derivative TPH1 inhibitors was investigated using molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, free energy calculations, free energy decomposition analysis and computational alanine scanning. The predicted binding free energies of these complexes are consistent with the experimental data. The analysis of the individual energy terms indicates that although the van der Waals and electrostatics interaction contributions are important in distinguishing the binding affinities of these inhibitors, the electrostatic contribution plays a more crucial role in that. Moreover, it is observed that different configurations of the naphthalene substituent could form different binding patterns with protein, yet lead to similar inhibitory potency. The combination of different molecular modeling techniques is an efficient way to interpret the interaction mechanism of inhibitors and our work could provide valuable information for the TPH1 inhibitor design in the future.

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Molecular Dynamics SimulationEnzyme InhibitorsHumansMolecular Docking SimulationPhenylalanineProtein BindingThermodynamicsTryptophan HydroxylaseEnzyme InhibitorsPhenylalanineTPH1 protein, humanTryptophan Hydroxylase

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PMID23665899
PMCPMC3676822
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