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ArticleActa pharmaceutica Sinica. B2014

Inhibition of acetylcholinesterase by two genistein derivatives: kinetic analysis, molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulation.

Jiansong Fang, Ping Wu, Ranyao Yang, Li Gao, Chao Li, Dongmei Wang, Song Wu, Ai-Lin Liu, Guan-Hua Du

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Article in Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jiansong FangInstitute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Ping WuInstitute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Ranyao YangInstitute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Li GaoInstitute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Chao LiInstitute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Dongmei WangInstitute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China.
Song WuInstitute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China ; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing 100050, China.
Ai-Lin LiuInstitute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China ; Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screening, Beijing 100050, China ; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing 100050, China.
Guan-Hua DuInstitute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100050, China ; Beijing Key Laboratory of Drug Target Research and Drug Screening, Beijing 100050, China ; State Key Laboratory of Bioactive Substance and Function of Natural Medicines, Beijing 100050, China.
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College · CNNational Center for Drug Screening · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this study two genistein derivatives (G1 and G2) are reported as inhibitors of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and butyrylcholinesterase (BuChE), and differences in the inhibition of AChE are described. Although they differ in structure by a single methyl group, the inhibitory effect of G1 (IC50=264 nmol/L) on AChE was 80 times stronger than that of G2 (IC50=21,210 nmol/L). Enzyme-kinetic analysis, molecular docking and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations were conducted to better understand the molecular basis for this difference. The results obtained by kinetic analysis demonstrated that G1 can interact with both the catalytic active site and peripheral anionic site of AChE. The predicted binding free energies of two complexes calculated by the molecular mechanics/generalized born surface area (MM/GBSA) method were consistent with the experimental data. The analysis of the individual energy terms suggested that a difference between the net electrostatic contributions (ΔE ele+ΔG GB) was responsible for the binding affinities of these two inhibitors. Additionally, analysis of the molecular mechanics and MM/GBSA free energy decomposition revealed that the difference between G1 and G2 originated from interactions with Tyr124, Glu292, Val294 and Phe338 of AChE. In conclusion, the results reveal significant differences at the molecular level in the mechanism of inhibition of AChE by these structurally related compounds.

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Acetylcholinesterase (AChE)ACh, acetylcholineAChE, acetylcholinesteraseAChEIs, acetylcholinesterase inhibitorsAD, Alzheimer׳s diseaseBuChE, butyrylcholinesteraseBuSCh, S-butyrylthiocholine chlorideCAS, catalytic active siteDTNB, 5,5′-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid)G1, 3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-7-(2-(piperidin-1-yl)ethoxy)-4H-chromen-4-oneG2, (S)-3-(4-methoxyphenyl)-7-(2-(2-methylpiperidin-1-yl)ethoxy)-4H-chromen-4-oneGAFF, generalized AMBER force fieldGenistein derivativesiso-OMPA, tetraisopropyl pyrophosphoramideKinetics analysisMD, molecular dynamicsMM/GBSAMM/GBSA, molecular mechanics/generalized born surface areaMolecular dockingMolecular dynamics simulationPAS, peripheral anionic sitePDB, protein data bankPME, particle mesh EwaldRMSD, root-mean-square deviationS-ACh, acetylthiocholine iodideSASA, solvent accessible surface areaΔEele, electrostatic energy contributionΔEMM, gas-phase interaction energy between receptor and ligandΔEvdw, van der Waals energy contributionΔGexp, experimental binding free energyΔGGB, polar desolvation energy termΔGpred, total binding free energyΔGSA, nonpolar desolvation energy termΔS, conformational entropy contribution

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