Evidence map›Paper›PMID 25473301›Full record

ArticleAdvances and applications in bioinformatics and chemistry : AABC2014

Identification and analysis of potential targets in Streptococcus sanguinis using computer aided protein data analysis.

Md Rabiul Hossain Chowdhury, Md IqbalKaiser Bhuiyan, Ayan Saha, Ivan Mhai Mosleh, Sobuj Mondol, C M Sabbir Ahmed

Open access · goldAbstract read
In one paragraph

Article in Advances and applications in bioinformatics and chemistry : AABC, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed
0.3field-weighted citation impact, top 31% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Biological potential ofFrontiers in pharmacology · 2025
    Article
  2. Article
  3. Article
  4. Active Compounds inInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022
    Article
  5. Article
  6. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Md Rabiul Hossain ChowdhuryDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Science and Technology Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Md IqbalKaiser BhuiyanDepartment of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Ayan SahaDepartment of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Ivan Mhai MoslehDepartment of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
Sobuj MondolDepartment of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Chittagong, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
C M Sabbir AhmedBiotechnology and Genetic Engineering Discipline, Khulna University, Khulna, Bangladesh.
University of Chittagong · BDKhulna University · BDUniversity of Science and Technology Chittagong · BD

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeStreptococcus sanguinis is a Gram-positive, facultative aerobic bacterium that is a member of the viridans streptococcus group. It is found in human mouths in dental plaque, which accounts for both dental cavities and bacterial endocarditis, and which entails a mortality rate of 25%. Although a range of remedial mediators have been found to control this organism, the effectiveness of agents such as penicillin, amoxicillin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, and erythromycin, was observed. The emphasis of this investigation was on finding substitute and efficient remedial approaches for the total destruction of this bacterium. MATERIALS AND

methodsIn this computational study, various databases and online software were used to ascertain some specific targets of S. sanguinis. Particularly, the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes databases were applied to determine human nonhomologous proteins, as well as the metabolic pathways involved with those proteins. Different software such as Phyre2, CastP, DoGSiteScorer, the Protein Function Predictor server, and STRING were utilized to evaluate the probable active drug binding site with its known function and protein-protein interaction.

resultsIn this study, among 218 essential proteins of this pathogenic bacterium, 81 nonhomologous proteins were accrued, and 15 proteins that are unique in several metabolic pathways of S. sanguinis were isolated through metabolic pathway analysis. Furthermore, four essentially membrane-bound unique proteins that are involved in distinct metabolic pathways were revealed by this research. Active sites and druggable pockets of these selected proteins were investigated with bioinformatic techniques. In addition, this study also mentions the activity of those proteins, as well as their interactions with the other proteins.

conclusionOur findings helped to identify the type of protein to be considered as an efficient drug target. This study will pave the way for researchers to develop and discover more effective and specific therapeutic agents against S. sanguinis.

Indexed as

essential proteinsStreptococcus sanguinistherapeutic targetsunique metabolic pathways

Identifiers

PMID25473301
PMCPMC4250024
OpenAlexW2045208584

What OpenQuestion holds

Textmetadata
LicenceCC BY-NC
Read underepoch 390

Registered trials

None linked

Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.