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ArticleBioMed research international2016

Treating Diabetes Mellitus: Pharmacophore Based Designing of Potential Drugs from Gymnema sylvestre against Insulin Receptor Protein.

Mohammad Uzzal Hossain, Md Arif Khan, S M Rakib-Uz-Zaman, Mohammad Tuhin Ali, Md Saidul Islam, Chaman Ara Keya, Md Salimullah

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Article in BioMed research international, 2016. 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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7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Mohammad Uzzal HossainDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Life Science Faculty, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail 1902, Bangladesh.
Md Arif KhanDepartment of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Life Science Faculty, Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh, Tangail 1902, Bangladesh.
S M Rakib-Uz-ZamanDepartment of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Life Science Faculty, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Kumargaon, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Tuhin AliDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
Md Saidul IslamNational Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh.
Chaman Ara KeyaDepartment of Biology and Chemistry, North South University, Bashundhara, Dhaka 1229, Bangladesh.
Md SalimullahNational Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh; Molecular Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh.
Mawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University · BDNational Institute of BiotechnologyNorth South University · BDShahjalal University of Science and Technology · BDUniversity of Dhaka · BD

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is one of the most prevalent metabolic disorders which can affect the quality of life severely. Injectable insulin is currently being used to treat DM which is mainly associated with patient inconvenience. Small molecules that can act as insulin receptor (IR) agonist would be better alternatives to insulin injection. Herein, ten bioactive small compounds derived from Gymnema sylvestre (G. sylvestre) were chosen to determine their IR binding affinity and ADMET properties using a combined approach of molecular docking study and computational pharmacokinetic elucidation. Designing structural analogues were also performed for the compounds associated with toxicity and less IR affinity. Among the ten parent compounds, six were found to have significant pharmacokinetic properties with considerable binding affinity towards IR while four compounds were associated with toxicity and less IR affinity. Among the forty structural analogues, four compounds demonstrated considerably increased binding affinity towards IR and less toxicity compared with parent compounds. Finally, molecular interaction analysis revealed that six parent compounds and four analogues interact with the active site amino acids of IR. So this study would be a way to identify new therapeutics and alternatives to insulin for diabetic patients.

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Amino AcidsAnimalsAntigens, CDBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, ExperimentalGymnema sylvestreHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinMaleMolecular Docking SimulationPlant ExtractsReceptor, InsulinSmall Molecule LibrariesAmino AcidsAntigens, CDBlood GlucoseHypoglycemic AgentsINSR protein, humanInsulinPlant ExtractsReceptor, InsulinSmall Molecule Libraries

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PMID27034931
PMCPMC4806669
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